Murder in the Cathedral Group

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musk-rose
musk-rose
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Graduate School

What are the possible artistic merits of the play, "Murder In The Cathedral"?

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Posted by musk-rose on Saturday June 13, 2009 at 12:18 AM and tagged with artistic merits.

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  1. kc4u Teacher
    College - Senior

    First of all, Eliot wrote a christian play on the theme of martyrdom by using the elements of the liturgical drama combined with the Classical Greek drama.

    Secondly, Eliot exploits the model of the medieval Morality play.

    Thirdly, the play is remarkable for the dramatic use of the Chorus.

    Fourthly, the use of prose in the didactic middle of the play is another piece of Eliot's experimentation with the verse-drama.

    Fifthly, Eliot contemporanises medieval history as well as historicises & universalises the theme in a remarkable way.

    Finally, we must also take note of the poetry used by Eliot.

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    Posted by kc4u on Sunday June 14, 2009 at 3:08 AM