Murder in the Cathedral

A detailed Summary of Murder in the Cathedral

I believe the conflict and change within the main character, Thomas Beckett, was very

drastic. Thomas went from running away from his problems, to facing them and ultimate killing

himself because of it. At the beginning of the play Thomas was running away from people that

wanted to kill him or hurt him, because of his belief that the king didn't have power over the

church. Throughout the play, Thomas questioned himself on why he was doing what he was

doing, and in the end he decided that if death was coming he couldn't cheat it. I admire Thomas

on how made his final decision based on what he truly believed. Thomas's final decision, was

what he believed in. I think that if he was content with his decision and if he felt that it was the

best choice, than I am happy for him and don't disagree that he should have waited for the

I think that the personification of the Tempters helped a great deal in the play. I feel that

the tempters helped the reader understand why Thomas did what he did and they also helped the

of his reasons behind the decisions he made, either way he wanted the people to remember him.

people that relayed messages for the king. Whatever the king wanted said or done, he could and

a special thing and that only special people that will remembered forever receive that great honor.

and harmony, but he through it away. They tell the people that Thomas is the one that messed

I think that the chorus was very important, because they predicted the future. Like at the

beginning, when they said someone will die and that the people did fine without Thomas. Also,

you what was going to happen before it did. I liked it how Thomas stuck to his beliefs and based

Approximate Word count = 737
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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