PERSONAL INTEGRITY OF SIR THOMAS MORE: A CASE STUDY OF ROBERT BOLT'S A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

In A Man for All Seasons, Robert Bolt attempts to give his characters heroic dimensions by striking back into history. Believing that our need today is "a sense of personal individuality or selfhood," he chooses as his hero of selfhood, Sir Thomas More, who is described by his contemporaries as "A Man for All Seasons," is not only flexibly adjusted to Renaissance society but also managed to preserve "An inner core of unassailable integrity. This project work aims at a close study of the play to highlight the character of Sir Thomas More whose personal integrity is the governing principle of his destiny. The theme discusses the main action of the play. Sir Thomas More does not become corrupt. In a personal relationship, he refuses to perjure himself. He is ready to sacrifice his comforts for the sake of his integrity. He loses his chancellorship rather than appear to accept the submission of the church to the King. Finally, he goes uncomplaining to the block. Integrity is beautifully brought out in the discussion by contrast with involvement in society. Throughout the play more resists temptations, the temptations of friends, family and the unity of the state. Sir Thomas More symbolizes the theme “he is a man adamantine sense of his self." He is a man for all seasons.