This phrase is from a theme song of the movie "Johnny English", and the old movie titled "A Man for All Seasons." Why is a man for all seasons? I have a feeling that this means "a totally reliable man", but why "for all seasons"? Does the use of a word "season" play a significant role here?
2006-07-10 03:46:46 · 4 answers · asked by dunno_dunno 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm not 100% sure, but it seems the quote originally comes from Thoreau. If you use the play and then the film "A Man for All Seasons" as an example: Thomas More kept his principles to the end--it cost him his life. He did not change with the wind, or the "season." I think that's what this means: "seasons" are metaphors for the surrounding (political, social, etc.) conditions, and a man for all seasons is one who has the courage of his convictions and who keeps to those convictions no matter the prevailing "season," no matter what's popular or safe.
2006-07-10 04:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The 1960s play was based on Sir Thomas Moore who refused to
state an opinion. I think the idea here is that by not stating his
opinion, he could co-exist with either Henry VIII's court or the papacy.
From Wikipedia:
The plot is based on the true story of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Chancellor of England, who refuses to endorse or denounce the king's wish to divorce his aging wife so that he can marry his mistress. The King is Henry VIII of England and his wife is Catherine of Aragon, the first of an eventual six.
My guess is that if you called someone "a man for all seasons" you
might be accusing him of cynically not stating his actual opinion so that
he doesn't upset anyone.
2006-07-10 03:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are living in an age of Reason. Will a man still be a man for all seasons? That's the question.
There are fair weather friends.We don't like / respect them. There are TRUE friends who are faithful & stand by us through thick & thin, in all seasons, in all weathers. They are all season / weather friends. They are with us in season & out of season. They are reliable as they are steadfast in their friendship.
Such a one is 'A man For All Seasons'.
Hope it is clear now.
2006-07-10 04:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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What does "A Man for All Seasons" mean?
This phrase is from a theme song of the movie "Johnny English", and the old movie titled "A Man for All Seasons." Why is a man for all seasons? I have a feeling that this means "a totally reliable man", but why "for all seasons"? Does the use of a word...
2015-08-04 11:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by Elric 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man seasons
2016-01-24 00:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me it means he is a man of his word, can be counted on always and he never changes. He is consistent and there for you. Or it could mean he changes with the wind and goes with the flow...well got myself confused answering that question. makes a person sit up and think :)
2006-07-10 03:56:55 · answer #6 · answered by grannypamrox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's mean a man happy all the time in any condition.he rarely mind anything just try to be Happy and make others to feel like that.
2006-07-10 03:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by sumircanada 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that like a renesaince man?
2006-07-10 03:48:16 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good president.
2006-07-10 03:49:16 · answer #9 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess he mows in the summer and build a fire in the winter.
2006-07-10 03:48:58 · answer #10 · answered by pamela_d_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋