Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Although the historical setting of 16th-century England plays a huge role in A Man for All Seasons, the actual places we visit are a bit trickier to discuss. While there's nothing groundbreaking ab...
What's Up With the Title?
As made clear by the play's epigraph, the phrase A Man for All Seasons is meant to apply to More himself. Robert Whittonton, a writer from More's time, used the phrase to say that More was the kind...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
Sir Thomas MoreMore is a man of an angel's wit and singular learning; I know not his fellow. For where is the man of that gentleness, lowliness, and affability? And as time requireth a man of marve...
What's Up With the Ending?
Given that A Man for All Seasons is based on real-life history, all you'd have to do is look at Thomas More's Wikipedia page to be spoiled about the execution at the end of the play. Oh, well.We cl...
Tough-o-Meter
You might expect a book about 16th-century England to be dense when it comes to language, but A Man for All Seasons is defined by its modern, readable style. The thing features quite a bit of stage...