“ When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. ”
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Source | The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Topic | love romance deception |
| Date | 1890 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Lord Henry line |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/174/174-h/174-h.htm |
Context
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"It is only the sacred things that are worth touching, Dorian," said Lord Henry, with a strange touch of pathos in his voice. "But why should you be annoyed? I suppose she will belong to you some day. When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. You know her, at any rate, I suppose?"
"Of course I know her. On the first night I was at the theatre, the horrid old Jew came round to the box after the performance was over and offered to take me behind the scenes and introduce me to her.” source
"It is only the sacred things that are worth touching, Dorian," said Lord Henry, with a strange touch of pathos in his voice. "But why should you be annoyed? I suppose she will belong to you some day. When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance. You know her, at any rate, I suppose?"
"Of course I know her. On the first night I was at the theatre, the horrid old Jew came round to the box after the performance was over and offered to take me behind the scenes and introduce me to her.” source
Meaning and analysis
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During a conversation with Lord Henry, Dorian tells him that he has fallen in love with an actress named Sibyl Vane. Lord Henry then asks him about his relationship with her, and Dorian answers that for him she is "sacred".
Lord Henry will then affirm this sentence about these deceptions that we call romance. If at first you deceive yourself by putting the one you love on a pedestal, you end up deceiving others when you are no longer under the influence of this illusion.
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