Dorian felt terrible about breaking Sybil's heart, but only after seeing the change in her portrait. Lord Henry did not direct him to break her heart, but rather, once he did, his hedonistic teachings allowed Dorian to overcome his guilt and continue to find pleasure in life. Dorian himself acknowledges that he is guilty of what happened to Sybil, more than Lord Henry and his book, “…for a moment he regretted not having told Basil the real reason why he wished to hide the picture. Basil would help him resist the influence of Lord Henry and the even more poisonous influences that came from his own temper” (Wilde, 99) and which is amplified when he physically sees his indiscretions displayed on the portrait for the world to see. His portrait shows him what he is truly capable of