How we cite our quotes: (Act.Paragraph)
Quote #7
MORE: Some men think the Earth is round, others think it flat; [...] if it is flat, will the King's command make it round? And if it is round, will the King's command flatten it? (2.520)
Leave it to More to express things far more eloquently than we ever could, perfectly explaining his refusal to go with the flow and accept the King's divorce. It might not matter to his friends. It might not matter to his fellow leaders. Heck, it might not even matter to his family. But More could never live with himself knowing that he's a hypocrite.
Quote #8
CROMWELL: [...] He must submit, the alternatives are bad. While More's alive the King's conscience breaks into fresh stinking flowers every time he gets from bed. (2.570)
This one came as a surprise for us: the King apparently feels super guilty about divorcing Queen Catherine. We might even say that he feels bad about the hypocrisy of his actions. Fancy that. Instead of taking this as a sign that he should take a different path, however, Henry takes a different tactic—cutting the head off of his annoying little conscience once and for all.
Quote #9
MORE: [...] Is it my place to say "good" to the State's sickness? Can I help my King by giving him lies when he asks for truth? (2.724)
We don't know why, but we feel like More would make a pretty killer rapper. Dude's got bars. Career advice aside, this quote finds our hero once again tearing the King's argument to pieces by highlighting the hypocrisy of the legal case levied against him.