The portrait quotes Flashcards

(11 cards)

1
Q

face on the canvas bear the burden of his ______ and his ______.

A

Passions, Sins

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2
Q

“What the worm was to the corpse, his ______ would be to the painted image on the canvas.”

A

Sins

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3
Q

The quivering, ardent sunlight showed him the lines of ______ round the mouth as clearly as if he had been looking into a mirror

A

Cruelty

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4
Q

“But here was a visible symbol of the degradation of ______.”

A

Sin

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5
Q

Here was an ever-present sign of the ruin men brought upon their ______.”

A

Souls

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6
Q

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.”

A

Holiness, Conscience

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7
Q

“The portrait was to bear the _____ of his ______, that was all.

A

Burden , Shame

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8
Q

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 ______.

A

Conscience, Basil

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9
Q

I am jealous of the ______ you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must _____”

A

Portrait, Lose

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10
Q

“Loathsome red ______ that gleamed, wet and glistening, on one of the ______.”

A

Dew, Hands

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11
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For every _______ that he committed, a _______ would fleck and wreck its fairness.”

A

Sin, stain

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