In the play Becket by Jean Anouilth, a chancellor-turned Archbishop by the name of Thomas Becket is severely tested. However, this is no ordinary test. What's being tested, you see, is Becket's honor. Throughout the play, the honor of Thomas Becket is tested in various ways; from struggle between the Normans and the Saxons to deciding between the state and the church to his loyalty to the king or God. Throughout the play, there is …
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…see that is his life, Thomas Becket was truly an Honorable man. The Decisions he made were moral and, even when it proved difficult, he seemed to always do the right thing. So, in conclusion, we know that Becket was an immensely honorable man due to his struggle and fairness between the Normans and the Saxons, his decisions between the state and the church to remain true to the church, and his loyalty to God.