The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 7 - Audiobook

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 7, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The theatre is very crowded when the group of men arrive. Dorian continues to flatter the abilities of Sibyl, and Basil says that he supports Dorian’s engagement after hearing how much he loves the girl. When the play begins however, it seems that Sibyl is the most mediocre actor to ever be on stage. Unable to understand what has happened to Sibyl, Dorian is heartbroken. Lord Henry tries to cheer him up by saying that “It isn’t like Dorian wanted his wife to be an actress” and asks Dorian to leave with he and Basil. Dorian says that he is going to stay and see the play through, and Lord Henry and Basil leave him. After the play, Dorian goes backstage to see her, and asks he if she is sick, and tells her that she performed terribly. Sibyl is happy at her dreadful performance and says that she performed so badly because she is in love with Dorian. She feels that she can never fake being in love again because of it. Dorian chastises her for her performance and tells her that she means nothing to him anymore. Her terrible acting broke his heart, and he will never utter her name again. After leaving her, Dorian wanders the streets of London in a delirious state before going home. There, he looks at Basil’s Portrait of him and he sees a faint change in his painted lips. There is a slight look of cruelty there. Scared, he starts to feel that he was too harsh on Sibyl, and vows to repent. He hides the picture behind a screen and hopes that all will be better in the morning when he makes amends to Sibyl.