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How is the Common Man presented in A man for All Seasons?
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How is the Common Man presented in A man for All Seasons. Tim Dodwell 11S Robert Bolt uses the Common Man as a dramatical device to relate to the audience, 'that which is common to us all. This means he has several roles within the play, a prologue, More's steward, a boatman and a gaoler. It is significant that the Common Man both starts and ends the play providing the original is used. This is significant as it sets the scene for the rest of the play, just as in Macbeth when Shakespeare uses the witches in the first scene. The very first time Common Man speaks Robert Bolt recalls the theatrical device of the Alienation technique, which was first used by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956). This is when the character steps outside the time of the play and talks one to one with the audience. At the beginning of the play the Common...
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