of Tyranny and Martyrdom in Two plays Murder in Cathedral and Walls of Fear

Abstract

This research paper deals with two plays: Iraqi play (Walls of Fear) by Iraqi dramatist Kadhim Imarn Mousa) and the second one is Murder in Cathedral by American Dramatist T.S.Eliot.Both dramatists present the martyr character from ordinary people but the tyrant is represented by kings or rulers. Theme of the play Murder in Cathedral is the conflict between what a man knows is right in the sight of God and brute force but the theme of the play Walls of Fear is the conflict between the people and the tyrant king .Many of Iraqi young people are martyrs like Thomas Becket.