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Chapter 7A
1. Where are the three men, and what do they discuss upon arrival?
2. What is SV's dramatic role? Describe her performance. How do the men respond?
3. How does Sibyl explain her unusual performance tonight? Be specific.
4. What is Sibyl's decision? What is Dorian Gray's epiphany? What does he tell her?
5. How was Dorian's romance with Sybil a chance to escape from HW's words? ("When I am with her, I regret all that you have taught me.)
6. How does Dorian's spurning of SV prove the hegemony of Henry's philosophy and words?
7. How does Sibyl's claim that Dorian gives her "something higher, something of which all art is but a reflection" represent Wilde's theme?
8. How does Dorian's doppelga:nger support your answer to #7?
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9. Independently research another Oscar Wilde title (likely a play). Indicate its title and year of publication. Give overviews of two to four of the major characters for this work.
10. What are two themes (not topics) of this other title by Oscar Wilde? How do these themes connect to themes in PDG and/or to the specific literary movements associated with PDG and Oscar Wilde?
