The Picture of Dorian GrayThe story begins in an artist's house in the city of London. The artist, named Basil Howard, speaks with his friend Lord Henry about his new inspiration, otherwise known as Dorian Gray. They discuss his innocence and beauty, which of course leads to Lord Henry asking to meet and speak to him. Basil, fearing Henry's potential influence over Dorian, asks him to leave. As luck would have it, Dorian arrives and meets Lord Henry for the first time. From that point on, Lord Henry manages to corrupt Dorian and change him forever so that he only acts according to his own pleasures. Next, Basil completes the portrait of Dorian that he had been working on and presents it to him so that he can take it home to admire its beauty. After seeing this Dorian proclaims that he wishes that if only the painting could bear the burden of age and emotional decay while he himself remained young forever. Over time, Lord Henry's influence takes effect on Dorian and he begins to act according to his own interests and nothing. other. One such example is an actress named Sybil Vane. He fell madly in love with her, mainly because of her talents. So when she tells him that she can't act loving anymore because she found that in Dorian and she wants to stop, Dorian lets her down pretty hard. When Dorian returns home, he notices that his portrait has changed for the worse. When he tries to make amends with Sybil, he discovers that she has committed suicide. Eventually, Dorian recovers with the help of Lord Henry and becomes increasingly corrupt and sinful. Years pass and Dorian continues his sinful acts. Then one day, Basil arrives at Dorian's house, begging him for forgiveness. Dorian says no and shows Bas... middle of paper ... a friend of his named Van Hensling who realizes there is a vampire involved. The gang tries several blood transfusions on Lucy but they don't work. and she dies soon, but not really. She has turned into a vampire and the group knows it. So, they went to where she was hiding and killed her by stabbing her with a stake and cutting off her head. After Mina and Jonathan's wedding, she brings him back to England where the whole group meets and swears to kill Dracula. While they go hunting, they leave Mina at Dr. Sewards Mental Hospital where she is attacked by Dracula. When they discover this, they know they must kill the Count quickly or Mina will turn into a vampire as well. They chase him everywhere until they end up in Transylvania where they finally kill him and save Mina.Works Citedhttp://www.shmoop.com/picture-dorian-gray/summary.html