In A Man for All Seasons, the one-and-only Sir (and Saint) Thomas More sticks to his principles like they were made out of super glue. It doesn't matter if his family thinks he's lost his marbles. It doesn't matter if his friends think he's acting like a cantankerous old fool. It doesn't even matter if the freaking King tells him to loosen up or lose his head. No matter what gets thrown his way, no matter how he's critiqued, and no matter what violence he's threatened with, our boy More stays true to his beliefs—for better or for worse. Actually, given the play's decapitation-heavy final act, we're just going to go with for worse on this one.
Questions About Principles
- Why does More forgive Roper for his ever-changing principles?
- Compare and contrast More and Norfolk's personal principles.
- Is More's principled nature a good thing?
- Does Cromwell have principles? If so, what are they?