Oscar Wilde's Relationship With Lord Alfred Douglas

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Additionally, Wilde’s intense relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas is the inspiration for this poem. Elements like the speaker’s attitude provide evidence to to this claim. The speaker’s attitude is pondering and observant. He is observing the situation and analyzing what is happening. This is how Wilde felt in his relationship with Douglas. Participating in an affair, especially one with a man, was uncharted territory for him. He had to learn through trial and error. Unfortunately, his relationship also faced more stress due to a great deal of scrutiny the couple was under. Their relationship was not viewed as genuine. Society thought that their relationship was not genuine because it was a relationship between two men. Lust was considered

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