Murder in the Cathedral (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: T. S. Eliot
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1170
- Setting: Canterbury, England
- Principal Characters: Archbishop Thomas Becket, Priests, Tempters, Knights, Chorus of Women of Canterbury
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama, History play, Morality play
- Subjects: Suffering, Politics, England or English people, Assassination, Sermons, Clergy, Middle Ages, Knights or knighthood, Cathedrals, Twelfth century, Poetics
- Locales: Canterbury, England
The Story:
The women of Canterbury had been drawn to the cathedral, knowing instinctively that they had been drawn there by danger. There was no safety anywhere, but they had to bear witness. Archbishop Thomas Becket had been gone seven years. He had always been kind to his people, but he should not return. During the periods when the king and the barons ruled alternately, the poor had suffered all kinds of oppression. Like common people everywhere, the women had tried to keep their households in order and to escape the notice of the various rulers. Now they could only wait and...
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