Psychological points found in Salome

Posted by Timothy M. Ballard at 12:32 PM | Link to this post

Herod – sub-govenor
Herodias – his wife and the wife of his dead brother
Salome – Her daughter
Jochanaan – John the Baptist
Narraboth – Soilder in love with Salome
Page in love with Narraboth

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Narraboth < - - - Herod < - - - Herodias
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Salome < - - - Herod < - - - Herodias |
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Jochanaan


I Look
Narraboth looks at Salome
Page looks at Narraboth
Herod Looks at Salome and Narraboth
Salome looks at Jochanaan
Jochanaan refuses to look at Salome

II Rejection
Salome rejects the Wine and Fruit and throne offered by Herod
She is rejected herself by Jochanaan
In the final scene she compares Jochanaan to Fine wine ad Fruit
She rejects the world for the taste of his lips


Look Body White
Touch Hair Black
Kiss Mouth Red

Blood = Love
Violence = Sex

Salome in her final scene wants Jochanaan’s viper to spit its venom on her once again.