Rough Outline of A Man for All Seasons Act 1

As part of the Advent Season, I present to you an Outline of Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons for you merry pleasure. Hope it helps! I know there are no scenes in AFMAS, but I’ve broken Act 1 into scenes where there is a scene change, or the Common Man makes a move.

Scene 1

• The Common Man’s Speech
• Here’s Rich! And More to Come!

*Overlaps*

• The Low Man on the Totem

*Overlaps ends*

• The Falcon and the Heron
• The Farrier Son
• The Queen’s Business

Scene 2: The Would be Statesman

Scene 3

• The Boatman

*Overlaps*

• C men are sly gossipers (Cromwell and Chaupys)

*Overlap ends*

• The Unlikeable Heretic

Scene 4

• The New Chancellor
• The Heron takes a fall
• Bribes
• The King’s Approach
• The arrival of the King
• The elephant in the room
• Roper’s word

*Overlaps*

• The Last straw

*Overlaps ends*

• The Devil’s Advocate