Brilliant, egocentric and completely unique, Oscar Wilde defied convention on almost every level. While coming to terms with his newfound sexual identity, he also experienced his msot creative period, resulting in some of his best known works. As his literary career flourished, the self-realization of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas. It is this passionate and stormy relationship which consumed and ultiamately destroyed him.