A Man for All Seasons: A Drama in Two ActsSamuel French, Inc., 1962 - 131 pages Bolt's play captures the dilemma at the heart of Sir Thomas More's confrontation with Henry VIII of England. Henry wants More to surrender his faith in the authority of the Church for obedience to Henry; More clings to both his faith and his professional practice as a gifted lawyer. |
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Act I-Scene ACT ONE SCENE ACT TWO SCENE ALICE and MARGARET ALICE enters armchair bench Boat BOATMAN bracken candlestick Cardinal cassock Chancellor Church cloth COMMON MAN enters COMMON MAN exits conscience crosses to L.C. D'you DEBORAH EISENBERG descends the stairway Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal exits down L face Father flies Foreman Gently gesture goblet goes Grace Hampton Court hand HENRY High Treason JAILER King King's Lady Alice laughs LIGHTS change Lord Lord Chancellor MARGARET enters MARGARET exit Master Cromwell Master Rich Matthew Moving to L oath picks plainsong portfolio PROPERTY BASKET PUBLICAN puts re-enters RICH enters RICH exits Richard Rich rises and crosses Rising and moving ROPER and MARGARET rostrum Secretary Signor Chapuys silence sits Smiling stands steps stool takes tell Thank There's thing THOMAS CRANMER THOMAS CROMWELL turns What's WILLIAM ROPER wine WOLSEY WOMAN