In his decision and that there was

In his decision and that there was

In the play, A Man For All Seasons, Sir Thomas More is faced with a number ofdifficult choices, namely whether to support the King’s decision to divorceCatherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn and the consequences of that decision.More makes his decision to oppose the marriage early on, but even though it issomething he does not waver from, he still has trouble with it, especially whenhe see the pain it causes to his wife and family. More’s antagonists aresomewhat obvious, Cromwell, Rich, and to an extent, Norfolk and even his wife,Alice. Cromwell represents the basic evilness and threatens to have Moreexecuted for not acquiescing to the marriage, while Rich and Norfolk arerepresentative of the betrayal of Sir Thomas, by giving in to Cromwell and to anextent the King.

Lady Alice is an antagonist in the play because of the violentopposition she has for Sir Thomas’ decision. Alice is afraid of what may happento her after Sir Thomas resigns the Chancellorship and what may befall her andher family. Alice’s complaints probably have the most impact with More becausehe does care very deeply about them and might have even caved in to the King,had he not felt that he was correct in his decision and that there was noalternative. More has a very difficult decision in opposing the King and hisfamily, but regardless of the consequences, he feels that he is morally correctand that to choose any other path would be impossible for he could not opposethe Church and God.English Essays