What’s Wrong with the World · Character
Becket
The archbishop and martyr, referenced as a symbol of church-state conflict.
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Also known as Thomas Becket
First appearance: what s wrong with the world
Becket shows up with force in The Unfinished Temple. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Chesterton uses Becket's martyrdom to illustrate the medieval ideal of a supreme church that judges the state, a vision that was never fully realized.
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In The Unfinished Temple: Chesterton uses Becket's martyrdom to illustrate the medieval ideal of a supreme church that judges the state, a vision that was never fully realized. Later, in On Cleanliness in Education:…
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