Task: How does Lord Henry discover more about Dorian Gray?
DN: Respond to the following in two or three sentences: “Youth is the one thing worth having.”

I do not believe that this is true. There are many more things, such as intelligence and health, that are more valuable than youth.

Discuss what is revealed about Dorian’s parentage and the effect it has had on him.

His mother was really beautiful and there was this guy after her and everyone in the area wanted the gentleman. But his mother denied the gentleman and married a normal, run-of-the-mill gentleman. Afterwards, Kelso had hired someone to insult Dorian's father and ended up dying in a duel. Dorian's mother soon died afterwards as well.

As for the effect, as Lord Henry states, "It posed the lad, made him more perfect, as it were."

Find the similie where Lord Henry compares talking to Dorian like playing an exquisite violin.

Talking to him was like playing upon an exquisite violin. He answered to every touch and thrill of the bow.

What are Dorian’s feeling towards Lord Henry?

It is sort of how Basil felt towards Dorian. Dorian looks up to Lord Henry as extremely wise and the answer to all the questions he had about life. “I feel I must come with you. Do let me. And you will promise to talk to me all the time? No one talks so wonderfully as you do.”

Individual Online research: Correlate the following Allusions with Dorian: Titan and Dryad

Titan: “He could be made a Titan or a toy.” What Oscar Wilde is alluding to here is that Dorian did not have a set future. Because he had no parents growing up, he could, and still can, be shaped into anything. He could be a great, powerful god (Titan) or a simple beautiful toy that served no other purpose than to be played with. Dryad: “the silent spirit that dwelt in dim woodland, and walked unseen in open field, suddenly showing herself, Dryadlike and not afraid.” What Oscar Wilde is alluding to here is that Dorian is like a Dryad. He too is shy and secluded and will only show his personality to certain people, like a Dryad was only friendly with Artemis.