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A Man For All Seasons By Robert Bolt
In the ingenious literary text A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt, is a story revolved around Sir Thomas Moore, the protagonist, when he refuses to help the king to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VIII and his wife, Katherine of Aragon. Therefore, the king isn't pleased with Moore's disobedience, which leads to Thomas' demise. The author develops the theme that in an unstable society based largely on self-interest, a strict adherence to morality may lead to emotional and physical peril, but perhaps also to one's spiritual salvation. This theme is shown significantly in Master Cromwell, the King's Chancellor, and his extreme ways and does whatever is necessary to get what he wants. Cromwell shows extremism when
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