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The Theme of Martyrdom in T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral | ||
| Journal Of AL-Turath University College | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 76-95 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ghassan Awad Ibrahim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research paper deals with T. S. Eliot's treatment of the martyrdom's theme of Thomas Becket (1118-1170) who was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 due to his engagement with King Henry II (1133-1189) over the rights and privileges of the Christian Church. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral is written to deal with an individual's opposition to authority and how Becket attaches himself to the way of the Almighty God to attain true martyrdom. In describing his understanding of the martyrdom within the drama, Eliot blends his Anglo-Catholicism with mystical, philosophical and poetic works as well as elements such as faith and ambition to expose Becket's struggle for martyrdom. | ||
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