“Eternal youth, infinite passion, pleasures subtle and secret, wild joy and wilder sins- he was to have all these things. The portrait was to bear the burden of shame:that was all”(Wilde Pg.101).
In this quote on page 101 I fell as if the author is giving all of his readers a look into the future. Foreshadowing is an author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story, and in this story it was used brilliantly. He has given us the hint that we needed to come to a concrete conclusion that something very important is coming nearer as I type. The past tense use of words even tells us that he is looking back upon the past or as if he already knows what is to happen. This foreshadow is very important to the plot of the book and to share it with you is a pleasure.
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