Sir Thomas More

Thomas More In life, belief can be a very powerful thing, powerful enough to affect major choices. Believing is having faith in an idea, person, thing or religion. In Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, Sir Thomas More made many important choices the were affected by a belief in the religious theory that the Pope is the "Vicar of God" (the descendant of St. Peter, and our only link to Christ.) Throughout Mores entire …

…on the choice made. Even if they are good beliefs they can still cause trouble. Sir Thomas More chose not to sign the oath to the Act of Succession or to be "for" the King's divorce of the Queen. He also chose to die rather than give up faith in his beliefs. The quote "What matters to me is...that I believe it" demonstrates the faith More had in his beliefs in the choices above.