Murder in the Cathedral Group

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omsalma312
omsalma312
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I cannot understand "Murder in the Cathedral".  Can you explain it in a simple way?

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Posted by omsalma312 on Tuesday May 12, 2009 at 3:07 PM and tagged with explanation, plot, summary.

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  1. mbomengen
    mrsmonica Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The play is about the conflict between King Henry II of England and his friend, Thomas Becket, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury. During their power struggle, King Henry complained would no one rid him of this Becket. Some of his knight slipped into the cathedral and murdered the archbishop as he prayed. Legend has it that Becket was wearing a hair shirt under his robes, and he was eventually canonized as a a Catholic saint.

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    Posted by mrsmonica on Tuesday May 12, 2009 at 6:44 PM