Patience in "Murder in the Cathedral"

The topic for my essay is this:

"What is patience? Did Becket achieve it in Part II of Murder in the Cathedral?"

And we are to supply textual evidence in support of our answer.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, I am rather lost.

Greetings!

Sometimes when you are asked to look for answers in the text and you don't see them yourself, you can do an internet search on the text and see what others have written about it. I think you'll find that's the case with this work, and many others that are famous enough to have been written about extensively. You can then use those ideas to craft your own essay.

I'll get you started by pointing out that Becket found peace after being tempted several times; he found his peace of mind by deciding to accept death without striving to be a martyr:

Now is my way clear, now is the meaning plain:
Temptation shall not come in this kind again.
The last temptation is the greatest treason:
To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

I hope this helps!

Thanks,

Sarah, EssayForum.com