A Man for All Seasons

by Robert Bolt

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Please explain the significance of this quotation from A Man for All Seasons: "For Wales? Why Richard, it profit a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ... but for Wales!"

In Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons, Sir Thomas More at one point says to his daughter, "When a man takes an oath, Meg, he is holding his own self in his own hands. Like Water. And, if he opens his fingers then - he needn't hope to find himself again." What is the significance of this statement?  

What similar literary devices do the authors of A Man for All Seasons, Hamlet, and The Life of Pi use?

What are the themes in A Man for All Seasons?

What is the role of The Common Man in A Man Of All Seasons?

Does A Man for all Seasons have relevance in today's world?  

Why was Thomas More executed in A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt?

Discuss the conflict between idealism and materialism in A Man for All Seasons.

What qualities or traits does the Common Man portray in A Man for All Seasons?

What is Henry VIII's relationship to Sir Thomas More? "Because you are honest . . . Follows anything that moves—and then there is you."

How is the issue of identity explored in A Man for All Seasons?

What is learned in Bolt's preface of A Man for All Seasons?

What does More mean by saying, "when a man takes an oath, he is holding his own self in his own hands"?

Who is responsible for More's death in A Man for All Seasons? Explain with more in-depth detail.

Why, in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons, does Sir Thomas More refuse to agree to the oath imposed by Henry VIII?

What was the role of women in A Man for All Seasons?

In A Man for All Seasons, More's silence on the validity of the king's divorce and defiance of the pope extends even to the audience until the climatic trial scene. As a result, More's character is only revealed through his interactions with others. Using three characters, explain the development. How do these interactions support the theme of the play?

What does More sacrifice in A Man for All Seasons? What values is he trying to stay true to?

''No man can serve two masters.'' Explain with general reference to the play "A Man for All Seasons", and also in particular reference to Thomas More as a character.

Explain how this biblical quote applies to a Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt. "...For i know the plans i have for you," declares the lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and i will listen to you. you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

What effect does Brechts alienation technique have on the common man during the play, and to the audience?

Could we define Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons as a tragedy in the traditional sense of the word or merely as a chronicle play? The distinction between the two genres is blurred....

Does Sir Thomas More really believe in his conscience, or is he just self-confident?

A tragic hero is briefly defined as a noble human possessing a tragic flaw which causes his or her downfall. Does this apply to Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons?    

In Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons, what is the significance of the act of prayer among Thomas More and his family, and of the prayer itself, when considered in the light of the rest of the play?

In the play "A Man for All Seasons," what gift does Thomas More give to Richard Rich?

What does the minor incident of the steward drinking More's wine and More's reaction to him show the audience about Sir Thomas More?

Explain how the biblical quote below applies to Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons.

Discuss Robert Bolt's dramatic presentation of religious faith and consequences in the play A Man For All Seasons.

Who is a man for all seasons and why, in the play A Man for All Seasons?

what is the function of the opening monologue in A Man For All Seasons?

According to the prologue of A Man for All Seasons, who or what is the Common Man?

In the play "A Man for All Seasons" what were Thomas More's reasons for not assenting to the acts of supremacy and of succession?

In Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons, what kinds of personality traits does Sir Thomas More exhibit?

Is the 'Hero' and A Man for All Seasons one in the same in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons?

Bolt’s protagonist in A Man for All Seasons stresses that it is not necessarily the content of his convictions that matters, but rather that he believes them. How does the play argue for the necessity of freedom of conscience?

How did it happen that the law that Thomas More respected did not save him when he needed it the most?

"A Man for All Seasons" demonstrates that in the end, everybody has this price. Do you agree?  

Given this Biblical Quote, explain how it applies to a Man For All Seasons Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Explain how this Biblical quote applies to a Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt. "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses, 1TI 6:12."

In terms of authority, what is at the core of More's decision to remain faithful to his beliefs (according to A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt)?  

In A Man for All Seasons, what is the significance of: "Oh, you'd walk on the bottom of the sea and think yourself a crab if he suggested it!"

I need help with the following assignment: What are the political and moral issues raised in Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons"? Compare and contrast the views of statecraft propounded by Machiavelli, Thomas Cromwell, and Sir Thomas More. 

What is a concise summary of the first two acts in 'A Man for All Seasons"?

Is silence considered a theme in the play and if so how is it portrayed in the play?

Who do you think can be a modern-day Richard Rich, a person who sacrifices integrity as a means of achieving a goal?

When was A Man for All Seasons written, and who was the secretary to the King?

Given this Biblical quote, please explain how it applies to A Man for All Seasons. Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:12)

Given this Biblical quote, please explain how it applies to A Man for All Seasons. Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

I need to have themes in "A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt.