Chapter 4

Quote: "Lord Henry watched him with a subtle sense of  pleasure. How different he was now from the shy, frightened boy he had met in Basil Hallward's studio! His nature had developed like a flower, had borne blossoms of scarlet flame. Out of its secret hiding-place had crept his Soul, and Desire had come to meet it on the way" (Wilde 59).

Explanation: The narrator is explaining Lord Henry's joy of seeing how Dorian is changing as a result of him. This change may be for the good or bad but Lord Henry has no care about it because Dorian is the experiment and "the experimental method was the only method by which one could arrive at any scientific analysis of the passions; and certainly Dorian Gray was a subject made to his hand, and seemed to promise rich and fruitful results" (63). And from the accounts of others characters, his affects on others are usually bad so Lord Henry is only manipulating Dorian to please his need for intellectual hunger. Thus the reader can assume that Lord Henry may have no limit to how far he may push Dorian thus Dorean may undergo an extreme change in his personality as well as morality.

Quote: "Harry [...] I cannot help telling you things. You have a curious influence over me. If I ever did a crime, I would come and confess it to you. You would understand me" (56).

Explanation: Dorian is talking to Lord Henry and admitting to how susceptible he is to Lord Henry's will. Thus Dorian is already being manipulated by Henry, but he has no knowledge of it. He believes Harry is a person he can seek proper guidance from, and Lord Henry knows this: "You could not have helped telling me, Dorian. All through your life you will tell me everything you do" (56). 

Vocab

Doublet: a man's close fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

"I have watched her wandering through the forest of Arden, disguised as a pretty boy in hose and doublet"(55).

Rouge: makeup consisting  of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

"Rouge and esprit used to go together" (51).