Murder in the Cathedral

E21484

play verse drama

Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that dramatizes the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket and explores themes of faith, power, and spiritual temptation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	play → verse drama →
author	T. S. Eliot →
basedOn	martyrdom of Thomas Becket →
containsCharacter	Four Tempters → Three Knights → Three Priests →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
dramaticForm	choric drama →
exploresConcept	Christian martyrdom → authority → free will → temptation →
featuresCharacterType	Chorus →
firstPerformanceCity	Canterbury →
firstPerformanceYear	1935 →
firstPerformedAt	Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral →
form	verse →
genre	historical drama → religious drama →
hasAdaptation	Murder in the Cathedral (1951 film) → Murder in the Cathedral (radio adaptations) →
hasISBN	9780571063277 →
historicalFigureDepicted	Henry II of England → Thomas Becket →
language	English →
literaryMovement	modernism →
mainCharacter	Thomas Becket →
notableFor	exploration of spiritual conflict → integration of liturgical elements → use of chorus modeled on Greek tragedy →
originalCommissionedBy	Canterbury Festival →
originalPublicationYear	1935 →
publisher	Faber and Faber →
publisherCountry	United Kingdom →
religiousTradition	Christianity →
settingCountry	England →
settingLocation	Canterbury Cathedral →
settingTimePeriod	12th century →
structure	two acts →
theme	church and state conflict → faith → martyrdom → power → spiritual temptation →
writer	T. S. Eliot →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Murder in the Cathedral ("Murder in the Cathedral (1951 film)") → Murder in the Cathedral ("Murder in the Cathedral (radio adaptations)") →	hasAdaptation
Stearns →	bearerNotableWork
T. S. Eliot →	notableWork