The king wanted it so they thought that they would be greatly rewarded
The knights believed they were carrying out the wishes of King Henry II when they killed Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. They were likely motivated by a desire to please the king and gain favor. Additionally, tensions between Becket and the king had been escalating due to disagreements over the extent of the church's power.
Actually, King Henry II did not order the execution or assassination of Thomas a' Beckett. Henry was known to have a horrible temper, and in haste shouted aloud in the presence of his knights "Who will rid me of this troublesome Priest". Four of King Henry II's Knights took his words to mean he wanted Thomas killed; he actually did not literally want anyone to kill Thomas. ---- he didnt agree about the pope
Grendel's motive for killing in the Beowulf poem is primarily driven by a sense of isolation, jealousy, and anger towards the joyful celebrations and camaraderie of Hrothgar's mead hall, Heorot. His attacks on the Danes are fueled by his resentment towards their happiness and his desire to inflict pain and suffering.
Mrs. Hale believes Mrs. Wright may have had a motive for killing her husband because she was isolated and lonely, and her husband was oppressive and abusive towards her. This sense of isolation and mistreatment could have driven her to commit the crime out of desperation or retaliation.
Thomas Alfred English has written: 'Report on a scheme for supplying compressed air motive power in the town of Birmingham'
No, that was not really the motive behind the Nazi killing of the Jews.
Depends what the motive was for killing, if it was a psychotic killing then probably A one time killer woulnt be a one time killer if he killed again would he, it depends on the situations, if he had the opportunity to kill again then most likely
Flora Baumbach's motive for killing Sam Westing was to win the inheritance money. She believed that by eliminating the other heirs, she would be the last one standing and would ultimately inherit Westing's fortune.
A by-motive is a hidden motive.
An ulterior motive is a motive that they have beyond the main motive. They often do not show that they have this motive and it is often not good. The ulterior motive is almost always has it for their own good only.
The police are trying to find the motive of the murder.Money is my main motive.
One possible motive for George to kill Sam Westing could be to inherit his wealth and gain control of the Westing estate. Additionally, George may have felt wronged by Westing in some way and sought revenge through his murder.
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