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Robert BoltA Man For All Seasons
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1960A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Thomas More was a Christian humanist. Do your own research into the history of humanism, including contemporary secular humanist movements. Write an essay detailing your findings. How does what you have learned connect to A Man for All Seasons?
The characters in A Man for All Seasons appear in several works of historical fiction. Compare and contrast the depiction of characters like More, Thomas Cromwell, and Cardinal Wolsey in this play and another work, such as Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel or the television series The Tudors (2007-2010).
More is famous for writing Utopia, which is both a political and philosophical treatise and a work of fiction. Read Utopia and analyze it within the context of this play. How can you connect the ideas presented in Utopia with the version of More that Robert Bolt presents?
