<Li> Lord Fermor--Lord Henry's uncle, who tells his nephew, Lord Henry Wotton, about the family lineage of Dorian Gray . </Li> <Li> Adrian Singleton--A youthful friend of Dorian's, whom he evidently introduced to opium addiction, which induced him to forge a cheque and made him a total outcast from his family and social set . </Li> <Li> Victoria, Lady Henry Wotton--Lord Henry's wife, whom he treats disdainfully; she later divorces him . </Li> <P> The main theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) is aestheticism and its conceptual relation to living a double life . Throughout the story, the narrative presents aestheticism as an absurd abstraction, which disillusions more than it dignifies the concept of Beauty . Despite Dorian being a hedonist, when Basil accuses him of making a "by - word" of the name of Lord Henry's sister, Dorian curtly replies, "Take care, Basil . You go too far ..."; thus, in Victorian society, public image and social standing do matter to Dorian . Yet, Wilde highlights the protagonist's hedonism: Dorian enjoyed "keenly the terrible pleasure of a double life", by attending a high - society party only twenty - four hours after committing a murder . </P>

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