Lord Henry Wotton is the character who introduces Dorian Gray to the hedonistic lifestyle and encourages him to pursue his desires without regard for the consequences.

The narrator murders the old man because he is afraid that the old man's "vulture eye" can see through his soul and expose his madness.

Raskolnikov is the protagonist of the novel who commits the murders in order to prove his theory that he is a "superman" who is above the law.

Macbeth is the protagonist of the play who murders King Duncan in order to become king himself, but is then haunted by guilt and paranoia.

Dr. Jekyll is the protagonist of the novel who develops the potion that allows him to transform into Mr. Hyde, a monstrous alter ego who represents his repressed desires.

Montresor is the protagonist of the story who murders Fortunato by luring him into his catacombs and walling him up alive.

Jay Gatsby is the protagonist of the novel who is obsessed with the past and tries to recreate it through elaborate parties and lavish spending in order to win back Daisy Buchanan, the woman he loved and lost.

Jack is the character who emerges as the leader of a group of boys stranded on a desert island and leads them into savagery by appealing to their primal instincts.

Marlow is the protagonist of the novel who travels into the Congo in search of a rogue ivory trader named Kurtz, but becomes increasingly disillusioned with the colonial enterprise and the darkness he encounters.

Holden Caulfield is the teenage protagonist of the novel who is disillusioned with society and runs away from school in search of authenticity and meaning.

Esther Greenwood is the protagonist of the novel who struggles with mental illness and attempts suicide after she is unable to cope with the pressures of society and her own expectations.

Celie Harris Johnson is the protagonist of the novel who overcomes abuse and oppression to find her own voice and sense of self through her letters to her sister Nettie and her relationship with Shug Avery.

Sethe is the protagonist of the novel who is haunted by the ghost of her dead daughter, Beloved, after she kills her in order to prevent her from being enslaved.

Pecola Breedlove is the protagonist of the novel who struggles with her identity and self-worth because of her dark skin, which is seen as ugly and undesirable in the society she lives in.

Janie Crawford is the protagonist of the novel who journeys through life in search of love and self-fulfillment, experiencing three marriages and ultimately finding happiness with Tea Cake.