Discussion: A sign of passion

"-I just posted and it dissappeared so I'm sorry if it comes up twice!-
My only criticism is Jeremy perhaps played him too amicably. I say this mainly because I was so enamoured of the performance and so devastated to watch his execution. I have to believe that jeremy read some of More's work, and knew something aboout the man, because it is easy to see where he looked to construct the character. It's one thing reading about someone in historical works, or even seeing their portraits, but bringing life to the way they move, speak, stand is something else.
I think that Tudor times were particularly violent, tumultuous and often cruel, and probably there are facets of all the Tudors characters that we may find hard to accept, or seek to find an explanation for in light of the modern perspective from which we view them.
Having said all this, and spent some of my first year at Leeds Uni studying More, I must say that Jeremy really captured the essence of the man for me, and I will find it very difficult to read tracts on More without recalling his moving performance. It has left an indelible mark on my consciousness as one of the most significant pieces of acting that I have seen, and it will be a great shame if he does not receive official recognition for it."

"Sorry for such a late reply, but I was away for quite a while. You noticed it quite well that Jeremy’s portrayal of Sir Thomas More is in dissonance from the rest of the scenario. He always does a huge homework on his characters and this is why he tried to bring Sir Thomas close to the historical reality even if it was not complementary to the nerve of the TV series. Jeremy is a great master of his craft."

"Karenofbethany, have you seen Dean Spanley? Do you post at the Popwatch site http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/04/jeremy_northam_.html?cid=146193080#comment-146193080? If not, you are very much invited to this firendly JN community."