One character in this play mocks another character's claim to be anchored to his principles, saying, "[I]f the weather turns nasty you up with an anchor and let it down where there's less wind, and the fishing's better."
One character in this play mocks another character's claim to be anchored to his principles, saying, "[I]f the weather turns nasty you up with an anchor and let it down where there's less wind, and the fishing's better." At one point, the main character in this play is unable to get a boat to take him across the river, and that main character argues against his future son-in- law's statement that he would "cut down every law in England" to pursue the devil. The protagonist earlier gives a gift of a silver goblet to Richard Rich, and rejects the support of Chapuys. The Common Man plays several roles in this play, in which the title character is jailed for failing to swear to the Succession Act, and is eventually executed for refusing to approve of Henry's plan to divorce Katherine. For 10 points, name this play about Thomas More, written by Robert Bolt.
One character in this play mocks another character's claim to be anchored to his principles, saying, "[I]f the weather turns nasty you up with an anchor and let it down where there's less wind, and the fishing's better."
A {Man For All Seasons}