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ConscienceWebsters Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary defines conscience as "thesense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of ones ownconduct, intentions, or face together with a feeling of obligation to doright or good." In A Man for All Seasons, each characters conscience plays theultimate role in the outcome of the story. "Individual conscience" is traitthat each character possesses. This trait differs in intensity throughout theplay in each of the main characters. Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII showtheir permanent conscience, by their actions. More refuses to accept theKings divorce of Catherine, and marriage to Anne. The King appoints More toLord Chancellor, hoping to persuade Sir Thomas to accept his marriage. KingHenry wants e veryone to accept his divorce. He believes he is right for goingagainst Popes ruling, and he wants all his royal subjects, and men ofpopularity to accept his decision. This is the Kings "individual conscienc e"talking . He fears that without the acceptance from Thomas, Lord Chancellor,that he has made God angry, and he will pay for his unsupported decision.     Sir Thomas More was the only character that believed and stuck with hisconscience, by doing so, it cost him his life. Sir Thomas was a very prominentmember of the Kings council, he was the only member whom did not take bribes tosway his decision. Sir Thomas had always trusted ...