The Picture of Dorian Gray characters

Dorian Gray

This hero of the book is the main one as you understood. He is physically so beautiful that no one can see him easily without a desire to kiss. Even men. At the beginning of the story, he is nice, good-hearted. But this all changed until he gets corrupted by vanity? What is the main thing in the...

Basil Hallward

Basil is a very famous painter in a circle of Lond’s aristocracy. He likes Dorian a lot; he painted him so many times in order to make his ideal variant of Dorian’s picture. It was exactly Basil, who introduced Dorian to Lord Henry. If we can judge Lord and Basil from the point of good...

Lord Henry Wotton

With the friend like Lord Henry who needs enemies? We mean that this friend is worse than the evilest enemy. He is a representative of London’s high society and immoral views on life. The only thing which is valuable for him is the beauty. That is why we recognize him as the main thing which...

Sibyl Vane

Sybil is a seventeen-year-old girl who was the only one calling Dorian “Prince Charming.” She was the first love of him. They spend time a very good way; moreover, they feel so good in a company of each other that decided to marry. Dorian made a proposal, she agreed. Sybil...

James Vane

Sibyl's large and brash brother is very protective of her. He vows to kill anyone who harms Sibyl. Distrustful of his mother’s motives, he believes that Mrs.Vane’s interest in Dorian’s wealth disables her from properly protecting Sibyl. As a result, James is hesitant to leave...

Alan Campbell

Once an intimate friend, Alan Campbell is one of many promising young men who has severed ties with Dorian because of Dorian’s sullied reputation. He is the former friend of Dorian Gray. Also, he is a very talented chemist and musician who was close to Dorian until their friendship comes to...

The Duchess of Monmouth

A pretty, bored young noblewoman who flirts with Dorian at his country estate. Being attractive and younger than her husband, it is obvious that she will flirt with such a handsome young man of almost her age. Being a very clever and pretty young aristocrat, she nearly matches Lord Henry in...