Even though the author of Dorian Gray preached aestheticism as the ultimate goal of arts, his work does not converge to that conclusion.
Oscar Wilde, along with other artists belonging to the movement, claimed to believe art is done for art's sake. That, behind books, pictures and music, there shouldn't be a deeper meaning, a lesson to be taught and learned, any political positioning to defend or attack. Art was, thus, only supposed to be beautiful.
However, Wilde's character Dorian finds himself sinking in life for his lack of moral. Concerned only about his own youth and beauty, Dorian is incapable of loving and connecting to another human being. Consequently, everyone around him suffers and he becomes a dark and lonely soul, whose sins and real age are apparent in a picture of him painted by a friend.
The design of the column looked like it was made in haste. The architecture resigned before they were able to point out his sloppy work.
I am not sure how ‘muscle’ would fit into this sentence. I hope I was able to help!
Answer:
Banquo is the father of future kings.
Macbeth was afraid if Banquo.
Explanation:
Macbeth kills Banquo because he sees Banquo as another threat to the throne. ... Even though Banquo is his close comrade, Macbeth is now on a single-minded mission to protect himself and his position, and he kills Banquo to maintain the throne.
