A man for all seasons
A man for all seasonsA Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons, written by Robert Bolt, is a very well known, famous play. The main character of this play, Sir Thomas More, is probably why this play is so widely known. Sir Thomas More is more than a main character, but instead a hero because of his accomplishment in the original steps in being a hero, which are three main steps: the suffering of physical wounds, the descent into darkness, and the return to reality.
The first of three steps is the suffering that More goes through, physically, is caused by the selfishness of King Henry VIII. For years More was kept locked in the tower of London, due to the fact that he refused the demands of his ruler, King Henry VIII. Physically, More is locked and kept in the dungeon of the tower. He is withdrawn from books to gain his approval of the King's new marriage. At the end of the play Sir Thomas was beheaded for committing crime of high treason against his King. This claim, contributed from Thomas Cromwell, was completely based on silence. More repented from speaking and in doing so, stopped Cromwell and King Henry VIII to obtain permission they so badly needed in order to convict Thomas of treason. Cromwell desperately needed evidence that More actually said something to someone, so he could prove that More would commit an act against England. To do this Cromwell created a story that said Thomas More and Richard Rich had said words about the King and in doing so, More would be sentenced to death. This was established in the court where Richard Rich lied.
The second of three steps is the descent into darkness for Thomas More. This begins with the need for happiness and power for King Henry VIII. The result of King Henry's needs is that he decides to abandon the Catholic Church and creates his own church. This caused lots of problems because all of the people in England would be forced to join his church. If they refused to join then they would be convicted of high treason and sentenced to death. King Henry forced thousands of Englishmen to choose their country instead of their religion. Most people of England chose their country instead of their religion because of the crimes they would face, but there was one man named Thomas More who wasn't always able to choose so easily. His honesty wouldn’t leave him and his conscience kept telling him, to...
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