DORIAN GRAY QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1 1. List all the sensory experiences mentioned in the first two paragraphs. 2. Why does Wilde include these sensory experiences? 3. Discuss what the significance might be of introducing Dorian Gray through his portrait. 4. Summarise what you have learnt about the characters Dorian, Basil and Lord Henry in this chapter. Include quotes that illustrate these character traits. 5. Summarise what Dorian means to Basil and how Basil feels towards this young man. 6. Summarise how Dorian and Basil met. 7. What theme is introduced in this chapter when Basil tells Henry, "There is a fatality about all physical and intellectual distinction, the sort of fatality that seems to dog through history the faltering steps of kings." 8. Why does Basil not want to exhibit the portrait of Dorian at the Grosvenor?​