Morality is often overpowered by materialistic pursuits. In “A Man for All Seasons”,Robert Bolt shows the corruption of those who put self interest above all other values. His use of such characters as Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich, Chapuys and Wolsey help convey this corruption. There is yet another character who is a pragmatist that Bolt successfully represents. Thomas More is an idealist as well as a pragmatist, for he is prepared to give up …showed first 75 words of 2290 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2290 total…interest above all values. He uses pragmatism and idealism to show how each character achieves his goals, and how even though More took all precautions possible, he wasn’t able to escape the corruption of society. He presents Thomas More’s idealism as the only admirable quality in that class of society, for at that time the upper class were extremely corrupt. It is through this idealism that Thomas more becomes hero and a saint.