Jun 21, 2022
“It is not wise to find symbols in everything that one sees. It makes life too full of terrors.” ― Oscar Wilde, Salome
“Daughter of Sodom, come not near me! But cover thy face with a veil, and scatter ashes upon thine head, and get thee to the desert and seek out the Son of Man.” ― Oscar Wilde, Salomé
Salome is a one-act tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The play depicts the attempted seduction of Jokanaan (John the Baptist) by Salome, step-daughter of Herod Antipas; her dance of the seven veils; the execution of Jokanaan at Salome's instigation; and her death on Herod's orders. The first production was in Paris in 1896. Because the play depicted biblical characters it was banned in Britain and was not performed publicly there until 1931.