Essay

A Man For All Seasons

ACT I: Significant Quotations

Careful consideration of the scenes in which these quotations appear will enhance your understand of the play.

1. “But every man has his price.” P.4

2. “If you could just see facts flat on, without that horrible, moral squint.” 19

3. “Let him die without an heir and his ‘peace’ you think so much of will go out like that!” 22

4. 4. “And I’ll not have you repeat lawyer’s gossip. I’m a lawyer myself and I know what it’s worth.” 33

5. “Are you come in my direction, Rich?” 40

6. “Here and there, your Grace. In a minor capacity.” 50

7. “I must in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable.” 56

8. “But there’s a little area . . .(less to him than a tennis court) where I must rule myself.” 59

9. “Alice . . . set your mind at rest – this is not the stuff of which martyrs are made.” 60

10. “I don’t stand on it, but there are certain things I may not hear!” 62

11. “The law, Roper, the law, I know what’s legal, not what is right. And I’ll stick to what’s legal.” 65

12. “I truly believe no man in England is safer than myself.” 68

13. “It would depend what I was offered.” 72

14. “The normal aim of administration is to keep steady this factor of convenience.” 73

15. “Well, then they’re only fit for Heaven.” 77