# Prince Charming — The Picture of Dorian Gray character guide

> Prince Charming in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

Sibyl's pet name for Dorian, used in her romantic fantasies.

## Relationships

### [Sibyl Vane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_picture_of_dorian_gray_se/characters/sibyl_vane)

_romantic_

Prince Charming is the pet name Sibyl gives to Dorian, symbolizing her idealized, romantic view of him before his cruelty.

### [Sibyl Vane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_picture_of_dorian_gray_se/characters/sibyl_vane)

_romantic_

Prince Charming is the pet name Sibyl gives to Dorian, symbolizing her idealized, romantic view of him before his cruelty.

## In the story

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_picture_of_dorian_gray_se/chapters/v)

Sibyl's pet name for Dorian, used to describe him as her wonderful lover.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_picture_of_dorian_gray_se/chapters/xvi)

A woman in the opium den mockingly calls Dorian 'Prince Charming.'

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