Dr. Faustus vs. Dorian Gray

Deals With the Devil In the books The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dr. Faustus, both protagonists are lured into the world of evil, but by different forces. Dorian Gray and Dr. Faustus both sell their souls to the devil. However, Dorian Gray deals with the devil unknowingly, and Dr. Faustus conjures the devil. After Dorian sells his soul, he becomes an immoral criminal, and even resorts to murder. After Dr. Faustus sells his soul, …

…Faustus does no physical harm to anyone. He plays practical jokes and has a good time. Dorian murders people, drives others to suicide, ruins the lives of many of his friends, and allows himself to be succumbed by pleasures from anyone he can get. This makes Dorian the more evil character. He becomes the more evil character through a series of changes that are brought about by written documents, namely books and letters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**