How horrid you are! She is all the great heroines of the world in one. She is more than an individual.
– Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 4. Dorian is angry and horrified at Lord Henry’s cynical view of his love for Sibyl Vane. But is he really in love with Sibyl or merely infatuated with her art and the theatrical roles that she plays? Is his love what it appears to be?