Many of the characters suffer from guilt. Rich and the Common Man, especially, degrade themselves to be self-serving men. They do not stand up for what is right even when they know the right choice. Instead, they trick themselves into believing the payoff for an immoral deed is better. Yet the guilt they carry tells a different story. Even More suffers from guilt because of the silver cup bribe. Although he did not accept the cup knowing it was a bribe, he still felt badly. The cup served as a physical reminder of his guilt as it followed him to his indictment.