A Man for All Seasons (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Bolt
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: The 1530’s
- Setting: London, England, and its environs
- Genres: Drama, History play
- Subjects: Values, Politics, Law or legislation, England or English people, Duty, Kings, queens, or royalty, London, Ethics, Sixteenth century, Biography, Royal courts or courtiers
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Sir Thomas More, an author, humanist, and lawyer who begins the play as a member of the King’s Council and rises to become lord chancellor of England. In his late forties, More is witty yet devout, a loyal Englishman yet a committed member of the Catholic Church. Respected throughout Europe for his intellectual and moral integrity, More dooms himself by refusing to accept Henry’s break with Rome over the king’s divorce and remarriage. By not submitting to pressure or fear, More becomes first a prisoner of his king and finally a martyr for his...
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