Becket
Becket"Friendship often does collapse over such unjust ideas." This quote alone illustrates the dissolution of friendship that occurs between Thomas Becket and Henry II in early English history. What would one think if a trusted friend turns on them and stabs them in the back? Certain situations in the lives of Thomas Becket and Henry II build up then dissolve their friendship.
Thomas Becket and Henry II create and strengthen their friendship in many ways. First of all, King Henry II appoints Becket to be chancellor of his kingdom. Secondly, whenever they open council in the castle, they always agree with each other and rarely ever argue. If they do argue, Becket is the one who submits to the kingly power of Henry II. Lastly, Becket's work as chancellor satisfies Henry II so much that he appoints Becket to be the archbishop of Canterbury. Becket and Henry's friendship grows stable for now, but not for long.
Henry II is disappointed with how Becket approaches the honor of being archbishop of Canterbury. Once Becket takes the dubbing of archbishop of Canterbury he vows to fulfill all religious actions that need to be taken. He devotes his life to religion. He wants to do the right things for the church and the kingdom, but Henry II does not like the fact that Becket becomes a militant defender of the church against royal encroachment and a champion of the papal ideology of ecclesiastical supremacy over the lay world....
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