A Man For All Seasons
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In Robert Bolt's Play, , we are presented with a historical character of inexorable integrity, Sir Thomas More. More is drawn unwillingly into a situation where he must choose between expediency or his principles. More's decision is consistant through out the entirety of the play as he remains int ....
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.... council? Yes, I believe you would. You're
a constant regret to me, Thomas. If you could just see facts
flat on, without that moral squint; with just a little common
sense, you could have been a statesman. (Bolt 10)
More's non-committal response to Wolsey's question is also characteristic of
his desire to be silent for the remainder of the play and, despite Wolsey's
continuing plea that he should ignore his "own, private, conscience" ....
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