Theme of consciences in man for all season?

Answer 1

conscience is basically that little voice inside of you that guides you on what is good and what is not. In A man for all seasons, the theme of conscience is seen in Thoma's More's character. Thomas More is a well respected man, and a high principled man. More lives in a time where it is very difficult for a man such as himself to live by his beliefs. More, places God's law above the laws of the land. More's actions are not based on religion or the laws of man but on his conscience, he allows his conscience to guide him into doing what his heart says is right.This theme was seen in the place of the common man: Matthew, when More releases his servants, he tells Matthew that "i shall miss you", after this Matthew feels bad that more shows affection to him while all he has done is give out information about him. His is Guilty conscience . Norfolk also show some guilty conscience when he tells Thomas about the plot Cromwell is planning for him and his own involvement in it. This theme is also seen in Richard rich's character. when Cromwell forces rich to give him information about more, rich has a conscience and doesn't want to give out the man who was once his friend. but obviously his desire to rise up in life is stronger than the conscience he feels. More also feels a sense of guilty conscience that he will have to die without his family fully understanding why he acted the way he did.

I hope this will give you a better understanding although you should read more about the conscience, i could have missed something :)