Dorian Gray Attic

In a fit of rage dorian stabs and kills basil.

Dorian gray attic.

Dorian gray is the subject of a full length portrait in oil by basil hallward an artist impressed and infatuated by dorian s beauty. He briefly considers that his nature might improve and that the evil already lurking in his soul may pass. However the attic is the most secure and private place for it because dorian has the only key to the room. Towards the end of the novel dorian takes basil up to his attic to reveal the painting to him.

When dorian reaches the attic he is flooded with childhood memories and regrets having to leave the portrait there to decay. He believes that dorian s beauty is responsible for the new mood in his art as a painter. He then blackmails an old acquaintance to get rid of the body. The depraved attic of dorian gray was inspired by the 1890 oscar wilde tale of a hedonistic libertine who sells his soul to faust in order to remain beautiful forever his portrait grows old and weathered instead of the living man which is where the horror aspect of the evening took center stage.

He wants basil to see what he has created and it almost feels like dorian blames basil for how his life has turned out.