How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
THE CAPPADOCIAN He was not afraid?
SECOND SOLDIER Oh no! The Tetrarch sent him the ring.
THE CAPPADOCIAN What ring?
SECOND SOLDIER The death ring. So he was not afraid.
THE CAPPADOCIAN Yet it is a terrible thing to strangle a king.
FIRST SOLDIER Why? Kings have but one neck, like other folk. (57-63)
It is strange to think that it only takes a ring take away the fear of killing a man—even a king.
Quote #2
SALOMÉ Suffer me to kiss thy mouth, Jokanaan.
JOKANAAN Art thou not afraid, daughter of Herodias? Did I not tell thee that I had heard in the palace the beating of the wings of the angel of death, and hath he not come, the angel of death?
SALOMÉ Suffer me to kiss thy mouth. (156-158)
In her passion, Salomé loses not only all restraint—she loses even the fear of death.
Quote #3
SECOND SOLDIER You are right; we must hide the body. The Tetrarch must not see it.
FIRST SOLDIER The Tetrarch will not come to this place. He never comes on the terrace. He is too much afraid of the prophet.
[Enter Herod, Herodias, and all the Court.] (168-170)
Though Herod may hold great power, though he may have locked away the prophet, he still fears him and his fear speaks to the terrifying power of Jokanaan's words.