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The film opens with a message being sent from the Cardinal to More while he is entertaining several guests. Among them are The Duke of Norfolk and Mr. Rich. The messenger has a summons for More to return to meet with the Cardinal. More knows that the Cardinal wants to discuss how the King could get out of his marriage to Katherine, because she cannot produce him a son. On his way to meet the Cardinal accompanied by the messenger, Rich approaches More trying to get a job in the courts. More tells Rich that he must wait till he returns for his answer.

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The King and Cromwell come up with an idea to make everyone swear an oath to the King and his new wife. More still refuses and will not say why, so he is put in jail for well over a year. By not speaking More preserves his life because the King does not want to execute someone who has not spoke poorly about the King's polices. A council made up of the Duke, Cromwell and a Priest continually try to get More to swear to the oath or admit that his against the King’s marriage, any one of these admissions would make their of him prosecution easier. After failing to get their way the Kings council brings false charges of treason against More. He is brought to trail with no lawyer, where Rich perjures himself by giving false testimony that More spook ill of the King’s divorce to him, during a visit to his cell. More is sentenced to death so More finally speaks him mind he feels the divorce was illegal and should have never happened. His trail was unfair and a mockery of the supposed court system. The film ends with More on the executioners copping block where he speaks a few words to the executioner and God and his killed.

h the King’s desire for a divorce. The King wants to get a divorce because Katherine cannot produce him a son. More does not favor the idea, because it goes against the Churches doctrine. As More is leaving he is harassed by numerous people whose cases are pending in his court. More takes a silver cup from a woman even though he knows it is a bribe, just to be polite. More tries to through the cup away on his way home, but the boats man grabs it from the water before it can sink and gives it back to. As he arrives at home More sees Mr. Rich on his way in, Rich bothers More about giving him a job. Before More answers Mr. Rich’s question he offers him the cup the woman gave him. Rich takes it so easily, even though he knew it was bribe. More does not feel comfortable giving Rich a position in the courts, he fears that Rich will scum to bribes to easily and does want him in the court system.

Rule of law is a form of government that has a social contract with the people, and in cities or States the law is written down. The U.S. constitution is a form of the rule of law, the public and the government must abide by what it states. Under the rule of law, there are procedures and rules that must be followed to enforce the law and to make new laws. Officials and Law Enforcement cannot make laws that suit there need at the time, there steps and procedures that must be followed to get a law onto the books.

In an authoritarian autocracy almost all of the power rests in the hands of one person. There are practically no limits to what the ruler can do. England under Henry VIII is an example of an authoritarian autocracy government. If Henry did not like a certain person or situation and basically will do what ever he wants to get his way. There is only one real force that stands in his way, the Church. When the Church was in Henry’s way he just muscled the Church into doing what he wanted. The ruler can do almost anything he wants to his country or people; sometimes there are limits by a powerful social group; like the Church. This type of government can change the laws to suit its needs whenever it feels like, the rule of man. There is no form of checks and balances on the government, as there is in a democratic constitution.

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