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by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's one-act play, Salome, is a loose interpretation of the account of the beheading of St. John the Baptist in the 1st century A.D. as recorded in the New Testament (Gospel of Mark 6:15-29 and Gospel of Matthew 14:1-12). While Salome is in fact a minor character in the biblical tale, she…

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Posted By johanna a #171623 at Mar 17, 2011 11:43 AM

why was salome justified in killing jokanaan? Why she wasn't justified?

Whay can we justify the desicion of Salome in killing the jokanaan

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Posted By sonia k #182301 at Apr 28, 2011 8:27 PM

Is anyone inspired by this topic in comparative literature?:Rhetorics of passion in Salomé by O.Wilde and Hérodias by G. Flaubert

Hérodias is the last work by Gustave Flaubert. It's the last of a triology called "Trois contes" (three tales)

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Posted By eyad o #175757 at Mar 24, 2011 9:18 AM

what the music action in the play salome

where i can find the music role in salome the play

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Posted By tim m #67917 at Nov 06, 2008 9:02 PM

desire in Salome

what are some of the sexual desires expressed by characters in Salome?

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