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Dorian Gray meets Lord Henry from "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Dorian Gray enters the studio and is introduced to Lord Henry Wotton.

later the same afternoon, in Basil's studio

Dorian Gray meets Lord Henry

Dorian Gray enters the studio and is introduced to Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry immediately begins to charm and influence Dorian with his paradoxical, hedonistic philosophy, speaking of the fleeting nature of youth and beauty and the importance of self-development. Dorian is captivated and disturbed by Lord Henry's words, feeling new impulses stirring within him.