"It is never too late, Dorian. Let us kneel down and try if we can not remember a prayer" (162).
These are some of Basil's last words before Dorian kills him, but what is interesting is that these words particularly are what cause Dorian to snap. Dorian has assented to let Basil view the painting, and in a state of heightened emotion, "bears his soul" before Basil, explaining his decsent into sin over the past years. Dorian also blames Basil for allowing him to wallow in his own youth, and prize it above anything else. He talks of Henry too, but not in a accusatory fashion. He talks about how Henry awakened him to "the wonder of youth". It seems as though many parallells can be drawn between Basil and God, and Henry and Satan. Dorian was once on the side of goodness, but now that the reader gets to re-evaluate him when he goes head to head with Basil, it is clear that he has changed his allegience. Basil wishes to save Dorian's soul, a soul which Dorian says only god can typically see. Henry is characterized as being enticing and seductive, and although Dorian blames Basil for introducing Henry into his life, he does not blame Henry for enticing him.
