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Summary
In the morning, More’s family arrives at the Tower ofLondon, and the jailer lets More out of his cell. He is overjoyedto see his family after a year in prison. They have brought himcheese, custard, and wine. However, Alice is still angry, and sheaddresses her husband coldly. The prison disgusts her, but Moreis either too stoic or too excited to care about his surroundings.Suddenly, Roper blurts out that More should take the oath, and Morerealizes that the only reason they have been allowed to see himis that they have promised to persuade him to concede. Margaret,ever the scholar, quotes scripture and suggests that More speakthe words of the oath even if he believes otherwise in his heart.More, however, claims that oaths are by definition spoken to God,to whom the oath-taker gives his own self as collateral. Margaretpoints out that the state is evil and that her father has alreadydone more than can be expected of him. Alice accuses More of choosingprison over home life, and he replies that he would escape if hecould. Margaret goes on to describe how miserable they are withouthim.
The jailer returns to give the visitors a two-minutewarning. More sends Roper off with the wine to try to distract him,then tells Margaret and Alice to leave the country. More figureshe will not be allowed to see them again anyway. Turning his attentionto the food they have brought, More compliments Alice’s custardand then her dress, but his comments only make her more angry andupset. More wants to be sure that Alice understands why he doesnot cave-in to the king, because if he dies without her full understandingit would be worse than any torture to which the authorities couldsubject him. She replies that she does not understand, that shedoes not think all this had to happen, and that she suspects shemay resent him when he is gone. More breaks down, insisting thatshe must understand. Finally, moved by More’s display of anguish,Alice hugs her husband and tells him he is the best man she hasever known.
Just then, the jailer returns, unwavering in his insistencethat it is time for the visitors to go. More, Alice, and Margaretresist, but he is resolute, and even Alice’s insults do no good.More and Alice part with emotion, and the jailer apologizes to More,claiming to be a simple man who is just doing his job. Suddenlyfurious, More shouts out in frustration and then says, “Why it’sa lion I married! A lion! A lion!”
Analysis
More’s final climactic meeting with his family affirmstheir union and love as eternal, despite their imminent earthlyseparation. In particular, More’s encounter with Alice resolvestheir previous conflict and acts as a kind of rejuvenating redemptionjust before More faces his accusers. In an earlier scene, More pointsout to Margaret and Roper that he must fight death as long as hecan “escape” it in good conscience, and when he no longer can dothat, he will know that God has willed him to die. Alice, who wasnot present during this discussion of More’s ideas on predestination,could not understand the motivations behind her husband’s refusalto obey the king. In this scene, however, Alice reveals her unconditionallove for her husband. Even though she does not seem to recognizewhy More does not give in to Henry, she shows that she understandsthat her husband’s actions are rooted in his faith in God when shesays, “God knows why I suppose.”
Because Alice truly knows her husband, she can respecthis choices, even if she cannot comprehend their significance rationally. Herreaction to More contrasts with Norfolk’s in Act Two, scene six,in which Norfolk was unable to overcome his confusion and respectMore’s choice to end their friendship. Alice’s actions also contrastwith those of the Common Man. At the end of this scene, More repeatsthe word “lion” to describe his wife, evoking the Common Man’s earlierstatement, “Better a live rat than a dead lion.” To More, Aliceaffirms that strong, courageous, lion-like people still exist.
At the end of the scene, More also bemoans “simple men”for doing what they are told to do instead of living their livesaccording to what they believe. Most of the characters in the play,and in particular those the Common Man plays, are included in More’sindictment. More has spent the entire play carefully assessing what aspectsof his duties he could perform without betraying his conscience.Now, having essentially let go of all his earthly positions, includinghis position as a husband and a father, he shows that even the lowest-levelfunctionary on the long ladder of his oppressors cannot escape reproach.Though the Common Man might be the most pardonable of the offenders,he exemplifies the morally bankrupt attitudes of most people.
Alice Moreno Obituary
Portrait of Alice More by Hans Holbein | |
| Born | 1474 |
|---|---|
| Died | 1546 or 1551 |
| Spouse(s) | John Middleton Thomas More |
Alice, Lady More (née Harpur; 1474–1546 or 1551) - also known as Dame Alice Moore - was the second wife of Sir Thomas More, who served as Lord Chancellor of England. She is a prominent figure in Tudor history and literature.[1]
She was the daughter of Elizabeth (née Adern) and Sir Richard Harpur. Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir Peter Adern and his wife Catherine.[2]
Her first husband was John Middleton, a merchant, with whom she had a son and two daughters, only one of whom, her daughter also named Alice (1501-1563), survived infancy. John Middleton died in 1509, leaving her a young widow. After her marriage to Thomas More in 1511, he raised her daughter Alice as his own. They did not have children together.[3]
Historians have concluded that Sir Thomas More married Alice so he could have a step-mother for his four children after his first wife, Jane, died in 1511. One of her step-daughters was Margaret More. Alice was also considered wealthy, as her first husband left her all of his estate, and her family owned property. Historians also believe that Thomas More had known Alice and her family long before they were married, which is why the couple married without hesitation within weeks of Jane's death. Alice was seven years older than Sir Thomas. The family lived in London and later at the estate built in Chelsea.[4] She was known for her love of animals, especially her dogs, and her pet monkey.[5]
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She was married to Sir Thomas from 1511 until he was executed in 1535 after he was convicted of treason for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy.[6] Before his execution, while he was locked in the Tower of London, she was in charge of taking care of his affairs. The last years of her life were poor, due to the family's property being confiscated. The Crown voided the trust her husband had belatedly established for her, Henry VIII of England instead allowed her a smaller annuity of £20 in 1537, to live on after his death. Her death date is most often referred to as April 1551, but some sources state 1546. Her daughter Alice bore several children, giving her many blood descendants.[7]
Her husband was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1935 as a martyr of the schism that separated the Church of England from Rome.
In popular culture[edit]
Alice is a major role in the stage play A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt. The play has been performed on Broadway on two occasions. She was first played by Carol Goodner and then by Maryann Plunkett.[8]
The play was turned into a film in 1966, in which Alice was portrayed by Dame Wendy Hiller. Hiller was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year.
The play was later filmed for television in 1988, starring Vanessa Redgrave as Alice. Redgrave was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance.
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In the Showtime series The Tudors, Catherine Byrne portrayed Alice More (Harpur) from 2007-2008.
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References[edit]
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- ^More History accessed 5/30/2015
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2015-05-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^Tudor history accessed 5/30/2015
- ^Encyclopedia of Tudor England accessed 5/30/2015
- ^More Family history accessed 5/30/2015
- ^'Account of trial'. Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
- ^Lady Alice biography accessed 5/30/2015
- ^A Man for All Seasons at Internet Broadway Database accessed 5/30/2015
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