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   The role of the common man is an attempt by Robert Bolt to make the play, which set in the 16th century, more contemporary. He inserts an audience, the Common Man, whose asides to the audience are designed to remind the viewer of More's relevance today. He makes it clear that More was an uncommon hero who exhibited the kind of courage that is as rare today as it was in More's time. In an age where one's beliefs can waver from one moment to another, the Common Man makes it clear that, even though it may be costly to stand up for one's moral values, to do otherwise may be more costly to society as a whole. In the end, Henry VII did break away from the Catholic church and marry Anne Bolyn but that ushered in an age of religious violence and intrigue that has plagued the English monarchy to this day.

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   Posted by ms-mcgregor on Thursday September 18, 2008 at 12:31 PM