Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he aged and wither with the years. Carelessly, he wishes the opposite were true. A treatise on morals, self-indulgence and personal responsibility.