Part one of term paper
" All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. " During the Renaissance, Christopher Marlowe examined the human soul in his morality play, "Doctor Faustus." Over 200 years later, the high-class British world of the 19th century held youth and be ...

Part two of term paper
... a portrait of himself, he decides to sell his soul in order to achieve this supernatural goal. Wilde's epigram from the preface of the novel is proven by Dorian's self-destruction as he transfers his own soul into the portrait. Three essential factors to the success of Dorian's Faustian contract is the influence of Lord Henry, Dorian's own attitudes and behaviors, and Basil's enthusiasm which gives symbolism to the painting. Despite being a pure and inexperienced man at first, Dorian's decadent ...