Being devalued by men, the woman in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde emphasizes the social norm and expectations set by them. Through Sibyl's suicide, she manifested herself into the person she was portrayed in Lord Henry's opinion, as she killed herself due to the shame she formed for loving Dorian. Within a society where women have no independence, the expectation that they must rely on their husbands is confirmed by the fact that there is no distinction between Lady Henry's opinion and that of her husband. The role of women begins to degrade as their only value mentioned, which is their beauty, begins to be dominated by the frequent mention of Dorian's beauty, and consequently limits their position within their respected societies. The female characters are weakened from the positions expected of them and so it is through this that we can see Wild's position, as he demonstrates that women were limited, so as a result Wilde suggests that women were not only powerless but were ignored as individuals. within the society of the novel. Within the text, Sibyl's character was contrasted to the other women as she became evidence of how women were only seen as objects meant to serve their men, as her life and eventual death were due to her fear of not being loved by Dorian Gray. Sibyl affirmed the degradation of the woman as it is her character that forces both Dorian and Lord Henry to proclaim the chauvinistic opinions of the public. In the aftermath of Sibyl's death, Dorian exclaims: “She has passed into the sphere of art again. There is something of the martyr in her. His death has all the pathetic uselessness of martyrdom, all its wasted beauty. (W... in the center of the sheet... in the text it is mentioned within the quote: "I know, now, that when you lose your good looks, whatever they are, you lose everything (... ) The youth is the only thing worth having.” (Wilde 70). This is where we can see Henry's theory of beauty as well as society's perception of beauty and how it is the most valuable aspect of one. person according to Patricia Rigg in her article Aestheticism, the maternal and “That end of love” mentions how beauty is commonly associated with how a society perceives it as she states: “The word ''aestheticism'' is etymologically linked to Greek word aesthesis, meaning ''perception'', and construction and perception are linked to culturally informed expectations. Consequently, beauty is ultimately a culturally defined construct: personal ideology influences the perception and evaluation of beauty 508)