Sir Thomas More was the most moral person in the play. He, through good times and bad, stuck by his beliefs. More acted solely in the sixth stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's theories, never once acting upon any criteria other than his conscience. He made all of his decision with a conscience that was in accordance with his self-chosen ethical principles that appeal to such things as comprehensiveness, universality, and consistency. The first example of More acting in the sixth stage of Kohlberg's theories is when he has a conversation with Cardinal Wolsey. When being questioned by Cardinal Wolsey about whether or not King Henry VIII should be able to divorce and remarry in order to father a male to take over the thrown, More simply kept his mouth shut and let Wolsey guess what he was thinking. He knew that by staying silent, his point would get across and he would still be safe. In order to be free from any trouble, More could have stated that the divorce was a good idea, but More's morals were too strong to lie. His decision to keep silent in this situation was both subjective and correct. It was correct because it is the right thing to stand up for what you believe in. It was subjective because it was a personal decision that needed to be made as to whether or not to speak out against the king.
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