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A Man For All Seasons: Thomas More - Term Papers

A Man For All Seasons: Thomas More

In A Man For All Seasons, Thomas More was found guilty of treason
because he refused to support King Henry VIII's decision to divorce his
wife, Catherine of Aragon. The King sought this divorce because he wanted
to marry his mistress, Anne Boleyne. King Henry contended he was entitled
to the divorce because Catherine had been married to Arthur, Henry's older
brother. Upon Arthur's death, Catherine was betrothed to Henry. Although
King Henry had received prior church approval to marry Catherine, he
pointed out to the Pope that according to the Bible, it was wrong to marry
your brother's wife.
More did not accept King Henry's argument. As More saw it, King
Henry should not be ...

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as a friend. Henry respected More's
opinion, and became extremely frustrated with his many attempts to persuade
More to accept the divorce. Finally, when the King realized that More
could not accept the divorce, he promised to exempt More from any decisions
pertaining to the divorce.
The leader of the divorce campaign was Thomas Cromwell, who was
next in line for the chancellor's position. He framed More hoping that
More would be forced to resign as chancellor. Cromwell then wrote an oath
which forced people to prove they accepted King Henry's divorce. Even
though the King had promised to keep More out of the proceedings, members
of the King's council tried to persuade More to take the oath. More talked
to his wife and daughter, and decided to take the oath only if the wording
were ambivalent enough to hide his true beliefs. Unfortunately, the
wording left no question. More decided on a new approach -- silence. Even
though More remained silent and refused to take the ...

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Added: 3/24/2004 10:50:12 AM
Category: Arts
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