"A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt: More's Moral Dilemma
During the English renaissance in the 1500's, King Henry VIII wants a
divorce from his wife for various reasons, but divorce is against the Catholic
religion. This is why he wants Sir Thomas More's consent, because More is a
highly respected Catholic, but he is such a good Catholic that he goes against
divorce. In the play, A Man for All Seasons, by Robert Bolt, King Henry VIII
applies pressure on Thomas More to support the divorce in many ways. He exerts
it both directly and indirectly in forms of threats and intimidation from
various people. Henry forces Meg, More's "renaissance woman" daughter, to take
an oath in order to see him, so she tries to influence his decision about the
divorce by using her intellect and by begging. Wolsey, a cardinal, was told by
the king to try to persuade him to support the king's divorce by appointing him
to a political office, so if More does not support the king, he could be......
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