ConscienceWebster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary defines conscience as "the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or culpability of one's conduct, intentions, or character together with the feeling of obligation to do the good or the good". In A Man for All Seasons, each character's conscience plays the vital role in the outcome of the story. "Individual conscience" is a characteristic that each character possesses. This trait differs in intensity throughout the play in each of the main characters. Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII demonstrate by their actions their immutable conscience. More refuses to accept Catherine's divorce from the king and marriage to Anne. The king appoints More Lord Chancellor, hoping to persuade Sir Thomas to accept his marriage. KingHenry wants everyone to accept his divorce. He believes he is right in opposing the Pope's decision and wants all his royal subjects and popular men to accept his decision. This is the "individual conscience" of the King. He fears that without the acceptance of Thomas, Lord Chancellor, he will have angered God and will pay for his unsupported decision. Sir Thomas More was the only character who believed and stuck to his conscience, and in doing so it cost him his life. Sir Thomas was a very important member of the king's council, he was the only member who did not accept bribes to influence his decision. Sir Thomas had always trusted ...