Question

What are the corruption aspects in the book Man for all seasons?

Answer 1

CORRUPTION

A Man for All Seasons mainly focuses on rise of Richard Rich who follows the fall of Sir Thomas More. Rich acquires more and more greator status and wealth by selling out the friend and his own basic moral principles. Although Rich on the beginning bemoans suffered with loss of innocence, by the end of the play he has no qualms about perjuring himself in exchange for a high-ranking position.

In Act One, scene eight, Rich also leaked Cromwell information about the silver cup for a job exchange. Rich laments again lost his innocence, the scene suggested that Rich has even sold his soul to those devil and bad people. Cromwell himself started the evokes the devil as soon he craftily cajoles Rich into selling out before cramming Rich’s hand.

Although Act One, scene eight made us remember many of the cautionary religious tales about the powers of the devil, Bolt even depict Rich’s corruption to warn the people like Rich should always go to hell. Rich’s corruption level, set More’s hard and fast sense of self, shows the damage Rich to his own life. Rich has sacrificed the goodness of his own self, which the started playing arguing is the only thing for which life is worth living.