"A Man For All Seasons" By Robert Bolt: More's Moral Dilemma

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morals.
King Henry applies pressure on More to support the divorce through
Meg. While More is in jail for failing to take an oath supporting the
divorce, Meg tries to convince him to take the oath, and she says, "Say
the words of the oath and in your heart think otherwise," (page 81). More
responded to this by saying, "What is an oath then but words we say to
god?" (page 81). Meg is applying direct pressure on More by asking him to
say the oath and not believe in it, so he will get the benefits of
believing it and stick to his morals at the same time. However, More
thinks this is against Catholic religion because he thinks of an oath as
"words we say to God," so he certainly can not use Meg's strategy. Meg
pressures More directly by trying to reach out to his feelings when she
says emotionally, "But in reason! Haven't you done as much as God can
reasonably want?" (page 81). More supports his beliefs by saying,
"Well...finally...it isn't a matter of reason; finally it's a ...

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