Summary:
Discusses the story of Thomas Becket and focuses on his friendship with King Henry.
Everyone wants to be loved. Everyone wants to be accepted. Everyone just wants a true friend. Friendship, one of the strongest bonds on Earth, unites men in a unique way. When it breaks, however, sorrow incomparable to anything overwhelms the people. "We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense pain of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence." - Joseph Roux.
Being betrayed by a best friend is one of the most painful feelings. In the beginning of Becket, Thomas served the king with all his heart. The two loved each other like brothers. After appointing Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury,.....
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