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S. ELIOT  \nMURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL  \nModern Verse Drama / Religious Tragedy  \nT. S. ELIOT—QUICK PROFILE  \n• T. S. Eliot (1888–1965) was a major modernist poet, critic and dramatist.  \n• Murder in the Cathedral was written for the Canterbury Festival and first performed in 1935.  \n• The play dramatizes the martyrdom of Thomas Becket and examines temptation, spiritual choice, power and martyrdom.  \n• Eliot combines modern poetic drama with the conventions of Greek tragedy, medieval religious drama and the Chorus.  \nEXAM FORMULA: ELIOT = MODERNIST VERSE DRAMA + BECKET + MARTYRDOM + TEMPTATION + CHORUS +  \nSPIRITUAL FREEDOM  \n9996832450 Page 1  \nWONDERING MINDS  \n2. BACKGROUND, HISTORICAL CONTEXT & STRUCTURE  \nThe play is set in Canterbury in 1170, shortly before and during the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Eliot does not simply reproduce medieval history: he turns the historical event into a dramatic exploration of spiritual responsibility and the meaning of martyrdom.  \nTWO PARTS + INTERLUDE  \n• Part I presents Becket's return to Canterbury and the arrival of four Tempters.  \n• The Interlude is a prose sermon delivered by Becket on Christmas Day.  \n• Part II moves toward the Cathedral murder and includes the Knights'attempt to justify their action.  \n• The Chorus of women of Canterbury links the individual crisis to the suffering and spiritual uncertainty of the community.  \nHISTORICAL CORE  \n• Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury and had a major conflict with King Henry II.  \n• Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170.  \n• The play focuses less on political biography than on Becket's internal preparation for martyrdom.  \n9996832450 Page 2  \nWONDERING MINDS  \n3. PLOT—TEMPTATION → ACCEPTANCE → MARTYRDOM  \nBecket returns to Canterbury after exile. He anticipates danger and confronts four Tempters, each offering a different route away from spiritual integrity. Becket recognizes that the deepest temptation is not merely to escape death but to seek martyrdom for pride or personal glory.  \nPLOT—EXAM SEQUENCE  \n• Becket returns to Canterbury amid political and spiritual tension.  \n• The First Tempter offers ordinary pleasure and security.  \n• The Second Tempter appeals to political power and alliance.  \n• The Third Tempter offers worldly power through resistance and rebellion.  \n• The Fourth Tempter offers martyrdom itself as a path to personal glory.  \n• Becket rejects all four temptations and accepts God's will.  \n• After the Christmas sermon, the Knights enter the Cathedral and kill Becket.  \n• The Knights then address the audience, attempting to rationalize and defend the murder.  \n• The Chorus ends in a transformed awareness of suffering, guilt and spiritual renewal.  \nPLOT MEMORY: RETURN → FOUR TEMPTERS → SPIRITUAL TEST → CHRISTMAS SERMON → MURDER → KNIGHTS'DEFENCE → CHORUS' TRANSFORMATION  \n9996832450 Page 3  \nWONDERING MINDS  \n4. MAJOR CHARACTERS & THE CHORUS  \nTHOMAS BECKET  \n• Archbishop of Canterbury and central tragic/spiritual protagonist.  \n• His crucial struggle is against the temptation to turn martyrdom into an act of personal pride.  \n• His acceptance of divine will gives the play its theological centre.  \nTHE FOUR TEMPTERS  \n• Each Tempter represents a different mode of temptation: pleasure, political power, worldly resistance and the desire for martyrdom/glory.  \n• The Fourth Tempter is especially important because it presents the most subtle temptation: spiritual pride disguised as self-sacrifice.  \nTHE FOUR KNIGHTS  \n• They murder Becket and later speak directly to the audience.  \n• Their speeches turn the historical crime into a modern question of political justification and responsibility.  \nTHE CHORUS OF WOMEN OF CANTERBURY  \n• The Chorus represents the ordinary people of Canterbury.  \n• It responds emotionally to the approaching crisis and gradually mov","cbCaian264gLDZNR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaian264gLDZNR","pdf",19487,"English","# Unit-II: British Drama\n## T. 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