Roper's intimate knowledge of his father-in-law. In popular culture Roper is an important character in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons, portrayed as a contrarian, somewhat thick-headed man who always opposes whatever doctrine is the established one. After arguing theology with Roper, More says, "They're a cantankerous lot, the Ropers, always swimming against the stream. Old Roper was the same." In the 1966 film adaptation Roper was portrayed by Corin Redgrave. References External links Full text of Roper's The Life of Sir Thomas More 1496 births 1578 deaths 15th-century English people 16th-century biographers 16th-century English MPs 16th-century English writers 16th-century male writers 16th-century Roman Catholics English biographers English Lutherans English Roman Catholics High Sheriffs of Kent More family Prothonotaries