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¶ … Man for All Seasons
Conflict of Conscience
In the play "A Man For All Seasons" the primary conflicts are those of conscience. The central point of the play is that a person who sacrifices his or her conscience is also sacrificing something in his or her being. A person must be whom he or she is and must stand firm in his or her beliefs regardless of the consequences.
This theme is repeatedly and emphatically demonstrated in the following situations:
More resigned his post as Lord Chancellor due to Henry's stance toward the Catholic Church.
He refused to take the oath that acknowledged the complete sovereignty of Henry and Anne over church and state resulting in his imprisonment in the Tower of London, as well as his indictment for treason.
At the time during the trial that he could have saved his own life by simply acknowledging Henry's right to ecclesiastical power, More refused to do so. Instead, he maintained his defense that he had said nothing.
In each of these situations More had a choice. In each situation he chose allegiance to the Church. More did not see this choice as being disloyal to Henry. Rather, he saw himself as being a loyal and trustworthy servant to the king. He simply believed that he was God's servant first and that his devotion and obedience to God was paramount in importance. In the end, More's unshakable adherence to his conscience caused his execution.
Works Cited
Ackroyd, Peter. The Life of Thomas More. New York: Doubleday, 1998.
Bolt, Robert. A Man For All Seasons. New York: Vintage Books, 1990.
Hudelston, G. Roger. "St. Thomas More." The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol.XIV. 2002.
Kevin Knight. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14689c.htm
Stringer Gary A.. " More, Saint Thomas," World Book Online Americas Edition, http://www.aolsvc.worldbook.aol.com/ar?/na/ar/co/ar370980.htm
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