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The third priest speaks these lines in response to the first, who thinks that Becket’s death has damaged the Church. Denying the first priest’s claim, the third priest says that the Church has been fortified by Becket’s martyrdom—that it’s stronger because of Becket’s action. The loss of Becket has not torn the Church apart, but has blessed and sanctified it. As the site of a saint’s martyrdom, the Cathedral will forever have the status of especially holy ground.
Thus, the priests end the play somewhat divided over their impressions of Becket’s death and its effect on the Church, but Eliot…