A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts

A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts

<b>The classic dramatization of Sir Thomas More's historic conflict with Henry VIII-a compelling portrait of a courageous man who died for his convictions.<br><br></b>Sir Thomas More-the brilliant nobleman, lawyer, humanist, author of such works as <i>Utopia-</i>was a long-time friend and favorite of Henry VIII, ascending to the position of Lord Chancellor in 1529. Yet he was also a staunch Catholic, and when Henry broke with the Church in 1531 after the Pope had refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, More resigned the Chancellorship. In 1534, Parliament passed a bill requiring all subjects to take an oath acknowledging the supremacy of England's king over all foreign sovereigns-including the Pope. More refused, was imprisoned, and finally was executed in 1535. <br><i><br></i>An enduring modern classic, <i>A Man for All Seasons </i>"challenges the mind, and, in the end, touches the heart" (<i>New York Times</i>).