MFAS
more advises richard rich to become
a teacher
sir thomas more's wife
alice
bolt wrote, "the action of the play ends in 1535, but the play was written in 1960 and if in production one date must obscure the other, it is 1960 which i wish clearly to occupy the stage. the "life" of a man like thomas more proffers a number of caps, which, in this or any other century, we may try on for size
analyze what makes the play relevant to 2010 and what "caps" we are offered to try on for size (e.g., family member, friend, public servant, religious observer, etc.)
king henry viii first wife
catherine
spanish diplomat
chapuys
when king henry viii visits more's house, he is
charming but sly
narrator
common man
when alice visits sir thomas in prison, it is apparent that she
considers him a fool but loves him deeply
more's wife and daughter are allowed to visit him in prison in order to
convince more to swear to the act of succession
if he wants to change his women he will... and our job as administrators is to make it as convenient as we can
cromwell
nay, this silence was not silence at all but most eloquent denial
cromwell
sir thomas more's most dangerous is
cromwell
t/f king henry pleases more's wife by staying for dinner
false
t/f margaret is not allowed to learn latin because she is a woman
false
t/f richard rich's career suffers before he dies because of his treachery and deceitfulness
false
t/f sir thomas more believes that any man who signs the oath will not go to heaven
false
t/f the argument between alice more and the duke of norfolk when the first appear indicates that they are enemies
false
t/f the common thinks it is appropriate that he should begin the play and not a king or cardinal
false
t/f the king is pleased that more remains silent and does not make a public statement against him
false
thomas more believes his greatest allegiance is to
god
more is brought to trial and accused of
high treason
according to cromwell, king henry viii wants more's blessing because
it will soothe the king's conscience
sir thomas turns down money from the church because
it would appear as though he supports the church against the king
mother of king henry viii's son
jane seymour
author of a defense of the seven sacraments
king henry viii
it was a sin, thomas; i admit it; i repent. and god has munished me; i have no son
king henry viii
god more regards the thoughts of the heart than the words of the mouth. or so you've always told me
margaret
sir thomas mores daughter
margaret
the following statement describes why sir thomas more resigns his office in the Court
more believes that god's laws are supreme over the king or the pope's laws
the comman man states, "i'm a plain, simple man and just want to keep out of trouble."
to what extent has his philosophy of "no involvement" permeated modern life and in what ways has it proven -- or can it prove -- highly detrimental to public life? (consider government, social problems, prejudice, etc.)
t/f alice does not support her husband's viewpoint about the morality of king henry's divorce
true
t/f cromwell holds rich's hand over a candle flame in order to frighten him
true
t/f more considers himself an excellent lawyer
true
t/f more hopes that people will not interpret his resignation as a gesture or symbol of his disapproval of the king's behavior
true
t/f more tells norfolk that obedience to the king is more important than their friendship
true
t/f richard rich asks more for employment
true
t/f signor chapuys tells more that the king of spain will be insulted if king henry viii divorces his wife
true
just don't make trouble .. or if you must make trouble, make the sort of trouble that's expected
who am i?
poor silly man, d'you thnk they'll leave you here to learn to fish
who am i?
in the conversation between the king and more about the divorce, the king tells more that he
will leave more out of the matter if more does not oppose him
but he makes no noise, mr. secretary; he's silent, why not leave him silent?
norfolk
the king's men are angered and frustrated because more
refuses to state his feelings about the king's divorce
attorney general for wales
richard rich
king henry viii wants to divorce catherine because
she cannot bear him a son
more gives richard rich a
silver cup
death comes for us all; even at our birth -- even at our death -- does but stand aside a little
sir thomas more
i have no window to look into another man's conscience. i condemn no one
sir thomas more
lord chancellor of england
sir thomas more
the world must construe according to its wits. this court must construe according to the law
sir thomas more
a man for all seasons is set in the
sixteenth century
the church convocation declares that
the pope does not have supremacy over the church of england
secretary to the king
thomas cromwell