Sir Thomas More: An Influential Figure In The English Renaissance

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Sir Thomas More became an influential figure in the English Renaissance. He focused on the moral and political responsibilities of individuals. More's Utopia describes the travels of a man named Raphael Hythloday, who More met in Antwerp. Hythloday described an island he discovered in his travels called Utopia, described as ‘being off the coast of South America”. Also disillusioned with the greed and corruption More sees in Europe, he presents Utopia as an alternative where there is happiness and justice. More begins in Book 1 by having Hythloday outline all that is wrong with English society – unfair distribution of wealth, unfair laws and penal code and weak leadership. More was himself part of the establishment, as a lawyer and a person