Dorian Gray
Pleasure / Beauty
· Aesthete228 dilemmas faced
Dorian Gray is the alluring protagonist of Oscar Wilde's sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Under the cynical guidance of Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian trades his soul so that a painted portrait will bear the physical and moral corruption of his life while his own face remains forever young. He fully embraces a life of aestheticism, prioritizing beauty, sensation, and pleasure above all ethical constraints.
What they might say about themselves
I have known everything there is to know of London's velvet dark, and yet, when I look in the glass, my eyes are still as clear and innocent as a boy's.
On morality
To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul—that is the only philosophy worth living by. Sickness, sorrow, and morality are simply failures of good taste.
Dorian Gray's Defining Axis
This unlabeled dimension says the most about how Dorian Gray approaches dilemmas. Tap characters to see who lands nearby and who's far away — what do they have in common?
Key scenarios on this axis
Moral Neighborhood
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Moral Allies
Characters whose choices most closely mirror Dorian Gray's.
Early signs point to The Phantom of the Opera as a close moral match. Keep going to sharpen your profile.
Early top 1% match · agreed on 143 shared scenarios
Early signs point to Friedrich Nietzsche as a close moral match. Keep going to sharpen your profile.
Early top 1% match · agreed on 139 shared scenarios
Early signs point to The Joker as a close moral match. Keep going to sharpen your profile.
Early top 2% match · agreed on 139 shared scenarios
Moral Rivals
Characters who see the world most differently from Dorian Gray.
Early signs suggest Immanuel Kant sees things very differently from you.
Early top 1% rival · disagreed on 164 shared scenarios
On "Bones Beneath the Boulevard"
Talk to Reverend Cora first
File the full incident report now
Replace Theo now
Cancel tonight’s performance
On "Layoffs or Pay Cuts"
Lay off 30 people now
Cut everyone’s pay by 20%
Duty / Reason
Early signs suggest Mahatma Gandhi sees things very differently from you.
Early top 1% rival · disagreed on 164 shared scenarios
On "Layoffs or Pay Cuts"
Lay off 30 people now
Cut everyone’s pay by 20%
On "One Shot to Stop It"
Authorize the covert operation
Share with the host government anyway
Truth / Nonviolence
Early signs suggest George Washington sees things very differently from you.
Early top 1% rival · disagreed on 162 shared scenarios
On "Bones Beneath the Boulevard"
Talk to Reverend Cora first
File the full incident report now
On "Layoffs or Pay Cuts"
Lay off 30 people now
Cut everyone’s pay by 20%
On "Rays on the Dock"
Cut the nets and release the rays now
Document fast, then release
Honor / Duty
The Full Moral Landscape
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Signature Choices
The choices that most set Dorian Gray apart — picks that few other characters made.
Chose: Enforce a 48-hour armed quarantine
Only 0% of characters made this choice
Chose: Perform a simplified baptism now
Only 0% of characters made this choice
Chose: Bring Tariq’s family inside
Only 0% of characters made this choice
All Dilemmas
Every dilemma Dorian Gray has faced and the choices they made.