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Jokanaan—Wilde's Saint John the Baptist—is the prophet imprisoned in a tomb-like cistern at the orders of the Tetrarch. He spends much of the play in his subterranean prison, figuring as a mad, booming voice that prophesies the ruin of the kingdom, curses the royal family, and proclaims the coming of Christ.
Salome. (play) Salome (French: Salomé, pronounced [salɔme]) is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original version of the play was first published in French in 1893; an English translation was published a year later. The play depicts the attempted seduction of Jokanaan ( John the Baptist) by Salome, stepdaughter of Herod Antipas; her dance ...
- Oscar Wilde
- 1894
Salomé occurs at the palace of King Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, in approximately 30 AD. The play begins with two of Herod’s servants, a captain of the guard from Syria and a page, observing the moon. From below, they hear the voice of Jokanaan, Wilde’s name for John the Baptist, who is imprisoned in a cistern.
The story of Salome has been the subject of numerous works of art, literature, and music, including Oscar Wilde’s play Salome. The Symbolism of the Moon. The moon has long been a symbol of femininity, mystery, and the subconscious. In Oscar Wilde’s Salome, the moon plays a significant role in the story’s symbolism.
Salomé is a one-act play written by Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde in 1891 and first performed in 1896. It tells the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who requests the head of John the Baptist as a reward for dancing for her stepfather. Delving into themes of desire, power, and obsession, Salomé is a ...
By the end of Wilde's play, however. Salome has exceeded even the Ripper in evil; she emerges as a completely amoral and pleasure-seeking headhuntress: ... ‘‘Wilde's Salome’’ in the ...
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On the night in question, King Herod and Queen Herodias are hosting a wild, drunken banquet. Salomé sneaks away from this banquet out to the terrace to escape the leery eyes of Herod and his entourage. On the terrace, Salomé meets a captured young Syrian prince who is totally and completely hypnotised by her beauty.
