Chapter 10

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Questions

1)	What is the main idea of this chapter?

2)	On what particular day does Basil visit Dorian?

3)

Basil tells Dorian the terrible things he has heard. He doesn't want to believe they are true, but expresses doubt: " Lord Gloucester was one of my greatest friends at Oxford. He showed me a letter that his wife had written to him when she was dying alone in her villa at Mentone. Your name was implicated in the most terrible confession I ever read." What does "implicated" mean?

4)	Basil had thought that such bad behavior would show on a man's face, but somehow Dorian's face is youthful and clear. What does Basil now think would be the only way for him to know the truth about Dorian?

5)

Though Basil believes that only God can see a man's soul, Dorian knows there is another way. He decides that he will show Basil the painting, and feels relieved: "There was the madness of pride in every word he uttered . . . He felt a terrible joy at the thought that some one else was to share his secret. . ." What does "pride" mean?

6)	What is the "diary of my life" according to Dorian?

7)	Basil does not want to believe badly of Dorian and begs him to explain: "You must give me some answer to these horrible charges that are made against you. If you tell me that they are absolutely untrue from beginning to end, I will believe you. Deny them, Dorian, deny them!" What does "deny" mean?

8)	Were there any events that weren't clear to you?