In "Wolf Hall," Hilary Mantel explores the idea that legal documents such as leases and statutes are crafted with the intention of being interpreted. However, each individual approaches these texts influenced by their own personal interests. This perspective suggests that understanding law and agreements is subjective, as readers infuse their own motivations into their interpretations.

This notion highlights the complexity of human interaction with written laws, emphasizing that the meanings drawn from such documents are not fixed. Rather, they are shaped by the self-serving biases of those interpreting them, leading to varying understandings and possibly conflicting applications of the law.