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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
I'm not really sure what to think of this book, but at the very least, I like its campy nature and the ways it's playing with stereotypes about female desire.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.2/5 stars, full review to come! I don’t think I understood it, but I do think i liked it? I need to watch the opera adaptation asap.
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 5/5
Writing: 4/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 5/5
Writing: 4/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
What a thrilling, one-act play - or rather, a tragedy. Though short and perhaps not so sweet, I was completely captivated by Wilde’s words (translated by Lord Alfred Douglas). If only I could read it in French, the original language it was written in. Strangely I’ve never picked up a play except for assigned readings from school, but I guess things are about to change.
dark
mysterious
tense
Unexpectedly surrealist to me especially with the emphasis on the moon, although decadent by era of creation. The portions actually featuring Salome were sparse and I felt the soldiers and the religious talk didn’t actually add much and felt like filler aside from the prophet himself - otherwise the overall score would be higher. I enjoyed the psychology of it and the ‘plot twist’.
reflective
tense
medium-paced
This play straddles the brink between comedy and drama. It's fast paced, very fast paced, which lends it a comic air, but at heart it is a moralistic play detailing the death of John the Baptist (Jonakaan) and Salomé's involvement in it.
Having said that, the drama isn't overly heavy and Wilde's comic genius can still be found in more than just the fast pace of this play. The play is riddled with symbolism, and omens and signs, which all come true, and then at the end he gives Tetarch Herod these lines:
"You must not find symbols in everything you see. It makes life impossible"
My giggles could not be contained.
Having said that, the drama isn't overly heavy and Wilde's comic genius can still be found in more than just the fast pace of this play. The play is riddled with symbolism, and omens and signs, which all come true, and then at the end he gives Tetarch Herod these lines:
"You must not find symbols in everything you see. It makes life impossible"
My giggles could not be contained.