THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

1. Title: "The picture of Dorian Gray"
2. Publishing House: Oxford Bookworms
3. Grade: 3
4. Novelist: Oscar Wilde
5. Characters: Dorian Gray, Lord Henry, Basil Hallward, Sibyl Vane, James Vane, Mrs. Vane, Alan Campbell, Lady Agatha, Lord Fermor, Duchess of Monmouth and some servants.
6. Settings: London (in particular at Dorian Gray and Lord Henry's houses) at the end of the nineteenth century.
7. Topics: youth, beauty and the portrait
8. Theme: the purpose of art, the supremacy of youth and beauty, the superficial nature of society.

VOCABULARY

Through: attraverso

Scent: profumo

To lay back: stare disteso

Beyond: al di la

Trouble: problema

To hide: nascondere

Seat: panchina

Feel  strongly: avere fortemente a cuore...

Sitter: modello

Pick: raccogliere

Sudden: improvviso

Down the garden: camminare per il giardino

Let: lasciare, permettere

To care about something: interessarsi di qualcosa

Seem: sembrare

Unkind: scortese

Servant: domestico

Towards: rispetto, nei riguardi di...

Lend: prestare

Shake hands: stringere la mano

To bite: mordere

Lip; labbro

Skin: pelle

Suit: andar bene a...

Valuable: prezioso

Enemy: nemico

Refuse: rifiutare

Sadly: tristemente

Clever: intelligente