1.After looking at the “Notes on Picture of Dorian Gray,” use the gothic tropes and their descriptors on the second to last slide to mine the text for the ways in which Wilde’s novel fits into the gothic tradition. You only have to choose one. Once you have explored on your own, bring your thoughts here.
1. Time and Place
2. Power
3. Sexual Power
4. The Uncanny and the Sublime
5. The Supernatural and the Real
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