Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T.S. Eliot, first performed in 1935, that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170. Eliot drew heavily on the writing of Edward Grim, a clerk who was an eyewitness to the event.The play, dealing with an individual's opposition to authority, was written at the time of rising fascism in Central Europe.
“Unreal friendship may turn to real
But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended”
Source: Murder in the Cathedral
“The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.”
Variant: The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
Source: Murder in the Cathedral
“This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.”
Source: Murder in the Cathedral
