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Basil Howard is reluctant to exhibit the portrait of Dorian Gray because he fears that the portrait captures Dorian's true nature and the effects of his corrupt actions, which he wants to keep hidden from others. He is also aware of the darker elements within the portrait that reflect Dorian's moral decay and doesn't want to expose this side of him to the public.

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Because he was completely obsessed with himself and his youthful beauty and because Dorian made a Faustian bargain, meaning that the painting would age and show the signs of corruption while he would not and Dorian didnt want others to see the work.

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He thinks a painting reveals the painter's feelings, and he wants to keep his feelings for Dorian in secret.

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Because until then Basil was telling both him and Henry that he never will.

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He knew Henry would corrupt Dorian.

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