A Study on the Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde's Salome
AstheonlytragedywrittenbyOscarWilde,SalomeenjoysauniquestatusamongalltheworksofWilde.Itistherepresentativeworkofaestheticismandhasfacedasmanycontroversiesasitsauthorsincethedayitcameout.Throughthecarefulanalysisoftheconflictrevealedbothinsidetheplayandoutsidetheplay,andbasedonAristotle’stragedytheorytointerpretthecausesoftheseconflicts,itcanbeconcludedthatthedesignoftheconflictinSalomeisinaccordancewiththetragedytheory.Furthermore,interpretingSalomefromtheperspectiveofAristotle’stheoryhasattachedthisplaywithmoreintricatemeaninganddifferentunderstanding.