these are famous Herod monologue:
What this sentence refer to ? : "I have a crystal, into which it is not lawful for a woman to look, nor may young men behold it until they have been beaten with rods."
In Salome by Oscar Wilde: Herod recommend Salome instead of Yokanaan’s head get some jewels and say the above words. What Means " . Young men behold it until they have been beaten by rod"? why young men should be beaten by rod