The Analysis of Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons The Reformation of the Church of England was an act of state. The direct cause for England's break with the Catholic Church was when Pop Clement VII refused to annul King Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The king wanted to marry Anne Boleyn because he thought that she would produce a male heir for him, since his first wife …showed first 75 words of 1566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1566 total…his life, and because he cannot pledge his allegiance to the king he is executed" (Kaiser 79). The work shows the historical background of England. This crucible of moral standards takes place in the early sixteenth century. The Common Man makes all too clear that the likes of a Sir Thomas More are as rare as they were in Henry's VIII's kingdom. People need to be true to themselves and not follow what society is doing.