Death Scene in Becket by Jean Anouilh

In Jean Anouilh's play, Becket is set in the twelfth century at the period of King Henry II of England. Anouilh uses Becket who bravely remains faithful to God, even facing death alone and defends the heavy responsibility of the honor of God to explore the major theme in the play, "Dying for a Cause."

The death scene in Becket gives a view king enjoys the royal duties as a chancellor and the pleasures of royal lives: "I adore hunting and only the Normans and their protégés had the right to hunt. This murder ...