The portrait quotes Flashcards
(11 cards)
face on the canvas bear the burden of his ______ and his ______.
Passions, Sins
“What the worm was to the corpse, his ______ would be to the painted image on the canvas.”
Sins
The quivering, ardent sunlight showed him the lines of ______ round the mouth as clearly as if he had been looking into a mirror
Cruelty
“But here was a visible symbol of the degradation of ______.”
Sin
Here was an ever-present sign of the ruin men brought upon their ______.”
Souls
The portrait that Basil Hallward had painted of him would be a guide to him through life, would be to him what ______is to some, and ______ to others, and the fear of God to us all.”
Holiness, Conscience
“The portrait was to bear the _____ of his ______, that was all.
Burden , Shame
It had been like conscience to him. Yes, it had been _______. He would destroy it. He looked round and saw the knife that had stabbed ______.
Conscience, Basil
I am jealous of the ______ you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must _____”
Portrait, Lose
“Loathsome red ______ that gleamed, wet and glistening, on one of the ______.”
Dew, Hands
For every _______ that he committed, a _______ would fleck and wreck its fairness.”
Sin, stain