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Oscar Wilde

Salome

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1891

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Essay Topics

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Discuss the use of color in visual descriptions throughout the play. Choose one prominent color and analyze what it symbolizes and what concepts or objects it is associated with.

2.

Compare and contrast the various cultural groups who come together at Herod’s court. How does Wilde portray these different nations and religious traditions?

3.

Compare and contrast the various cultural groups who come together at Herod’s court. How does Wilde portray these different nations and religious traditions?

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