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A Man for All Seasons 11.10.2003. Robert Bolt's use of "A Man for All Seasons" for the title of his play shows us the admiration he had for both the character Sir Thomas More, and the man himself as someone who never alters. This immediately conveys Bolt's description of More as "a man with an adamantine sense of his own self" before the play even begins. Bolt introduces More to us in the first scene, and demonstrates his self-awareness of his own standards - "a man should go where he won't be tempted". We learn from the first scene of More's strong moralistic conscience from his keenness to get rid of the silver cup that was used for a bribe - "You'll sell it won't you?" Bolt presents More as a modest and humble character - "Not a bad public," who does not need to be recognised to feel his...

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