In a man for all seasons does every man have his price? ?

Question

doing an essay on it. just wondering what everyone else thinks :)

Answer 1

Hmm, I don't think Thomas More has his price--if he did, wouldn't he have done what the king wanted instead of going to his death?

Answer 2

Are you talking about the play by Robert Bolt? I'll admit I've only skimmed through the entire play, not reading every word (which isn't fair to the play). However, I did watch the movie version with Paul Scofield - who was also in the original play.

From what I read, and saw, I would say the point is that almost everyone has a price. A man of conscience, who lives by that conscience, does NOT have a price. Sir Thomas More didn't have a price.

Sir Thomas refused bribes, and he refused to do what Henry wanted him to do because he believed it to be wrong. That doesn't sound, to me, like he had a price.

Answer 3

Yes.... every single person has a price