Questions tagged [murder-in-the-cathedral]
"Murder in the Cathedral" (1935), a verse drama by T.S. Eliot, depicting the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. Use with the [t-s-eliot] tag.
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Understanding the first dialogue of Archbishop Thomas Becket involving antitheses
In Murder in Cathedral by T.S. Eliot, when Archbishop Thomas Becket returns from France, and sees the second priest scolding the women of Chorus, he says
Peace. And let them be, in their exaltation.
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What do the fourth tempter's words mean, from “Murder in the Cathedral”?
In the play Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot, the fourth tempter comes to Thomas Becket and after some conversation between them the fourth tempter says
You know and do not know, what is it to ...
