Murder in the Cathedral | Essays and Criticism

  • Giving Your Life for Your Faith

    In this essay, Moran examines the ways in which Eliot's play explores the processes an individual must undergo if he is to give his life for his faith and how such a gift affects the martyr's world.

  • Review of Murder in the Cathedral

    In this review, Holloway examines why Eliot composed his chorus entirely of women. The critic theorizes that, like many martyrs, women represent birth, new life, and renewal. She cites several examples of language and imagery that support this assertion.

  • Voices in the Cathedral: The Chorus in Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral

    McGill explicates the role of the chorus in Eliot's play, discussing how their choral speeches enhance the poet/playwright's language and the overall tone of the drama. The critic dissects several of the speeches to prove his point.