deep down they are potentially dangerous.Another important idea of Wilde’s that can be seen in Salome is howfar a woman will go in order to see her desires fulfilled. She was willing todance for Herod despite her mother’s objection just so she could haveJokanaan’s head and kiss his mouth because he had refused her before. SinceSalome had felt offended by Jokanaan’s refusal to be with her, she felt itnecessary to attain his head at any cost; even if it meant going against hermother’s wishes. Wilde is telling the reader that there is nothing more severethan that of a woman’s scorn because they no limits to how far they will go.This idea of women in general being a problem is seen in both TheImportance of Being Earnest and Salome. The women in both playsmanaged to be perplexing and troublesome for the characters. Wilde felt thatwhether it be Lady Bracknell insulting Ernest(Jack) or Salome leading menlike King Herod and the young Syrian captain to trouble, they manage to posea potential impediment to the enjoyment of life. The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel by Oscar Wilde, illustrates OscarWilde’s distaste for perverse feeling and once again illustrates the nature ofevil. Dorian becomes so self-involved and egotistical that he only cares aboutwhat he looks while holding everyone else beneath him. In this novel just asin Salome, Wilde shows how perverse feeling will ultimately cause trouble.Lord Henry Walton illustrates the nature of evil because he is the villanof the story. He corruptes Dorian’s life and gives him a book detailing theexploits of a wicked Frenchman. This book than serves as a guide to life andbrings the good in Dorian down further. Dorian Gray’s is a character whose perverse feeling is vanity. Heloves himself so much that he values only the aesthetic in anything. Anexample of this is seen when he claims to love Sybil Vane, in fact he onlyloves her artistic ...
