Man For All Seasons By Robert Bolt - Henry VIII

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Man For All Seasons By Robert Bolt - Is Henry VIII an important character

in the play? Is he the villain?

Thomas More was the hero in the play because his standard up for his

beliefs, he was not scared of anyone, he knows it was a sin if Henry

VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and gets married to Anne Boleyn.

Robert Bolt thinks Thomas More was a faithful Catholic and could not

accept this, or swear the oath of loyalty to the king.

Henry VIII wanted to get a divorce with Catherine of Aragon and get

married to Anne Boleyn. In the eye of the Catholics he could not

divorce Catherine of Aragon. Henry VIII wants his children inherited

the throne; he introduced the act of succession and made himself head

of the Church of England. When Henry VIII made Thomas More the Lord

Chancellor, Henry VIII expected Thomas More to support him but Thomas

More did not support him. Thomas More did not like the idea of Henry

VIII getting divorce. Thomas More resigned as Lord Chancellor because

he did not want to give Henry VIII a divorce so he resigns. Thomas

More found it impossible to support the king in the end because Thomas

More knew it was the wrong thing to do.

Thomas Cromwell part played in the downfall of Thomas More was

planning all the evidence and make sure he dies. Thomas Cromwell want

Thomas More to come over to the king's side, Thomas more did not come

over to the king's side so Thomas Cromwell said he had to get rid of

him. But Thomas Cromwell and Duke of Norfolk are trying to get Thomas

More killed, they are trying to find the person that gave Thomas More

a cup for a bribe and they try to convict him of treason.

I think Henry VIII was Thomas More's friend because Henry VIII did not

want to put Thomas More on the rack. As we saw earlier in the Garden

scene, Henry VIII has come to put pressure on Thomas More he wanted

Thomas More to sort out the business with the divorce with Catherine

of Aragon. He use a number of different techniques, first he tries to

scare him by shouting at him but he also appeal's to be a friend.

Henry VIII said he was joking but we know he was bulling him. Henry

VIII use originates from the bible but it does not work, because

Thomas More knows the bible inside out. There is a scene in the video

which is missing in the book, it's when Henry VIII is having a party

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