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In this tense play of conscience, Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, enters into political and moral conflict with King Henry VIII when he refuses to support the King's move to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon. More's decision to endorse the divine right of the Pope over and above that of the King leads to his unwilling martyrdom and tragic downfall. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS is an enduring modem classic. It depicts the confrontation between Church and State, theology and politics, absolute per and individual freedom. Throughout the play Sir Thomas More's eloquence and endurance, his purity, saintliness and tenacity in the face of ever-growing threats to his beliefs, family and life, earn him the status of one of modem drama's greatest tragic heroes.