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Basil confronts Dorian about his reputation from "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Basil Hallward, on the eve of his departure for Paris, confronts Dorian about the terrible rumors surrounding his life.

the night of November 7, eighteen years after the portrait was painted

Basil confronts Dorian about his reputation

Basil Hallward, on the eve of his departure for Paris, confronts Dorian about the terrible rumors surrounding his life. He pleads with Dorian to deny them and to reform. Dorian, angered and defensive, decides to show Basil the portrait as proof of his corrupted soul, leading to a fatal confrontation.