Dorian Gray Chpts 5 and 6

“The terrible moment, the moment that night and day, for weeks and months, she had dreaded, had come at last, and yet she felt no terror” (75).

All throughout Chapter 5, James Vane has demonstrated his love, affection, and care for his sister, Sibyl Vane. He has especially shown an interest with Dorian Gray, and Gray’s interest with Sibyl. Although both James’ mother and sister reassure him that Gray is a gentleman, James decides to continue to have the “if he ever does you any wrong, I shall kill him” (73), mentality. This mentality of James’ may have developed from a question that lingered in his heart for years, whether his parents were married or not. Mrs. Vane defended James’ father as a “gentleman” (75), after James accused him of being a “scoundrel” (75). This may very well be the reason as to why James is so over protective.

“You must admit, Harry, that women give to men the very gold of their lives” (83).

Dorian Gray has found love, and this love is causing Dorian to realize that Lord Henry has been feeding him information that is not worth following: “When I am with her, I regret all that you have taught me. I become different from what you have known me to be […] makes me forget you and all your wrong, fascinating, poisonous, delightful theories” (82). This was not in accordance to Lord Henry’s plan of making Dorian Gray absolutely fascinated with him. In the quote above, it also shows how different Dorian and Harry are because Dorian previously described women as “a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind” (51).

Querulously
–adjective
1. full of complaints; complaining.
2. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish: a querulous tone; constant querulous reminders of things to be done.


“’I don’t know how we could manage without him,’ answered the elder woman, querulously” (64).



Espial
–noun
1. the act of spying.
2. the act of keeping watch; observation.


“Then Wisdom altered its method and spoke of espial and discovery” (65).