Salome A Tragedy in One Act

that was fire I need to turn that into a beautiful film one day

Weird AF

I remember having no idea what this was about, having it explained to me a bit, and then feeling like it was a bit too on the nose. Clearly, I had missed the point...if there even was/is one in this aesthetic/decadent work? Nonetheless, Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations in the version I purchased were striking to look at.

well that was... weird. i feel like oscar wilde was really high. i read this play in three languages: french, english and spanish and in any of those languages i understood the mean or purpose of this... i was asking myself the entire time "what's the fucking purpose of this? why's salomé acting this way? is she really kissing a dead man's head? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?" and i know i will probably fail my exam of this play, JAKJSHKJHDF wish me luck!

Beautifully written and truly a work of art, but between the near-incest pedophilia (Salome’s stepfather) and the murders + suicide, it becomes one of the darkest tragedies in my literary journey. Wilde’s sharp irony makes it lighter at times, however, which I am grateful for.

3.5

Despite not knowing much of biblical stories, I found myself rather enthralled with this play. The dialogue has some of Oscar’s wit but what mostly captured me was the atmosphere and just how bizarre it was. I can’t really speak on if Wilde adapted the story well, but it was most entertaining chuckling at how ludicrous the characters were.

4.75

Interestingly gothic and sort of reminds me in some ways of a few of the stories in Arabian Nights. Sort of.