... books even, are challenged to stick to their morals and strengthen their courage through everyday life. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller many characters including John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Rebecca Nurse have strong moral values and courage. John Proctor is a good man of strong moral beliefs, concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. John is one ... court to save his wife and prove the girls liars. Now John assumes a more prominent role in the community. John assumes a leadership position in the movement to free Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse and Mrs. ...

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... owned he would not have caused so much trouble between the society and the town. Ann Putnam accuses Rebecca Nurse of being a witch because all Rebecca's babies survives and when Ann was giving birth Rebecca was the nurse and all her babies died. She felt that Rebecca had cursed her and her children. She then felt that something must have been going on if ... . She was too quick to accuse because of her jealousy, that her it led her to accuse Rebecca of being a witch. If she had thought it through before her actions Rebecca would not have been thrown in jail for being a witch. Thomas Putn...

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... Abigail has fled from Salem, taking Parris's money with her. Parris pleads for the postponement of the hangings, especially of the much respected Proctor and Rebecca Nurse. The request is refused. Elizabeth is brought in with hopes to convince John to confess in order to save his life. She is urged ... not confess, but John refuses to have it posted and will not accuse anyone else of witchcraft. With newfound courage, he joins the brave Rebecca Nurse and goes to his ruin. Hale continues to beg Elizabeth to call him back but she will not take this painfully acquired "goodness" from ... w...

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... been 'heard ofin Beverly', as mentioned by Hale, and her gentle, just nature creates a sense of sympathy for the audience to feel. Interestingly, Rebecca Nurse, is the only character to suggest that the people of Salem 'go to G-d for the cause of' Betty's unresponsiveness rather than jumping straight ... danger in the seeking of loose spirits', stating a witch hunt could 'set [them] all to arguin' again in the society'. Miller presents Rebecca Nurse as very mindful and respectable, leaving people to 'feel resentful of her note of moral superiority' in her absence. She ...

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... Miller in which many people are accused of witchcraft and have to make big decisions that may affect their life. Rebecca Nurse was a character in The Crucible with a big decision to make. Rebecca had eleven children and twenty-six grandchildren. She has been around so many children that she decides to help with Betty ... . Everyone believes that Betty will not wake up because she is bewitched, but Rebecca just thinks it's nature and she is just sick or tired. Rebecca could either go along with this, or she could ignore everyone and just think that Betty is either tired or ... her life b...

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... to hear the name of the Lord. The next people to enter Reverend Parris" home is Giles Corey and his wife Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca is a well respected nurse who delivered the seven deceased children of Mrs. Putnam. Mrs. Putnam believes that Rebecca is the responsible for the death of those children. Before Proctor leaves, Reverend Parris confronts him about not attending church lately ... allowed to run on vengeance, resentment, bitterness, and selfishness and are foolishly accepted on those grounds. Mrs. Putnam was vengeful of Rebecca, when she accused Rebecca of using witchcraft to murde...

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... die, and Francis Nurse knows his wife, Rebeca Nurse, is going to die.The presence of hysteria leads to dissent against it by Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Proctor, and their dissent functions to make dubious the morality of the court, which in turn causes to riots. Proctor confessed at first, ... against the very basis of her being? These are the types of questions Salemites begin to ask themselves, which causes a questioning of power. Rebecca sees the detriments hysteria has on Salem, and she knows that such an environment only causes more and more trouble, as seen by how she ... calms Bett...

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... Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and Parris is very concerned with building his position in the community. Rebecca Nurse Francis Nurse's wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in tremendous regard by most of the Salem community. However, she falls victim ... , by making scapegoats of people like Proctor who question his authority. The wealthy, ambitious Thomas Putnam gains revenge on Francis Nurse by getting Rebecca, Francis's virtuous wife, convicted of the supernatural murders of Ann Putnam's babies. In the end, hysteria can thrive only b...

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... is about the most evil and immoral deed one could perform, and young Abigail was ready to consummate the act.. Another evil character in the play is Rebecca Nurse. She is, in fact, an older woman who dies with a good name and seems to be genuine. She is also considered to be an upper ... to be an innocent and honest woman, but Arthur Miller's text says otherwise. In Miller's description of Rebecca he states: ...Thomas Putnam's little daughter was the one who fell into a fit at the hearing and pointed to Rebecca as her attacker. To top it all, Mrs. Putnam -who is now staring at the bewitc...

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... so they can inform Tituba as to who murdered them. Tituba is unable to give her an answer, and Mrs. Putnam remains dissatisfied. She eventually blames Nurse's wife, Rebecca, knowing that her husband dispises Rebecca's husband. When Nurse and Giles come to the Proctor house, they inform them that Cheever has taken their wives to jail. Francis Nurse says, "My wife is ... the very brick and mortar of the church, Mr. Hale." Hale then inquirers as to what Rebecca is charged for, to which Nurse replies, "For murder, she's charged. "For the marvelous and supernatural murder of Goody Putnam's b...

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... , which gave a disproportionate amount to one of his stepbrothers. What comments can you make about the characters of Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, John Proctor, Reverend Parris and Mr. Hale? Rebecca Nurse is a highly respected member of the community, a law abiding and innocent victim. Rebecca Nurse was also envied by Mrs. Putnam as she has eleven children and twenty six grand children. Giles Corey ... now serving as the anteroom of the General Court. What are the three petitions presented to Deputy-Governor Danforth? 1) Ninety on signatures from people testifying to the good nature of Re...

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... also a part of this group that started the accusations. Ann Putnam's personal motive was jealousy. Ann Putnam charged Rebecca Nurse with witchcraft and because she was jealous that Rebecca Nurse had ten healthy children, and she had lost seven of her eight. This resulted in Rebecca being sent to jail and hanged. Thomas Putnam's personal motive was greed. Thomas Putnam, a landowner himself, charged ... ...

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... 's case, he doesn't want any harm to come onto Abigail; he just wants to discredit her testimony to save his wife's life. Another character, Anne Putnam is seeking revenge on Rebecca Nurse, the midwife in the novel. Anne has had 8 children, and all but one of them has died during childbirth. The first 7 of her babies were all stillborn, and the ... only other person present during the births was the midwife, Rebecca. Anne believes that Rebecca has murdered her babies using witchcraft, most likely because she is trying to put the blame on anyone but herself. Anne is looking for a scapegoa...

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... the McCarthy Trials. Few characters are shown to have ethics and morals in The Crucible, and those that do pay a heavy price. People such as John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Rebecca Nurse are all prominent members of society, respected and looked up to by the town. When Proctor is accused of witchcraft by Mary Warren he said, "a fire, a fire is burning ... , which ultimately gets himself accused. Because of these characters" prestige, people such as the Putnams and Abigail, have a predilection for using the witch trials to get revenge. Giles, Proctor, and Rebecca all died for causes of hon...

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... in this play are different from one and other. That is why this book had a few twists and turns. A few more characters in The Crucible are Reverend Parris, Thomas Putnam, Rebecca Nurse, Francis Nurse, Judge Danforth, Giles Corey, and Titbuta. Parris is the minister of Salem's church. Many people through out Salem dislike him especially Proctor. He is also concerned with ... . Thomas Putnam is a wealthy man. He accuses people of witchcraft so he can go buy up their land he also dislike's Francis Nurse. I would consider Putnam a cheater. Rebecca Nurse and Francis Nurse are married. Rebecca...

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... and trying to be a good and loyal puritan husband. So he attempted, like Miller to be true to himself, and ultimately to his friends. He refused to lie about seeing Rebecca Nurse with the devil, and he also refused to admit to witchcraft, which led to his being hanged. Another character who tried to live by moral standards was Giles Corey ... out of jail". Both Corey and Miller were found to be in contempt of court. One other character who stood by her morals all the way throughout the play was Rebecca Nurse. She was wife to Francis Nurse a respected man in the community. Goody Nurse is...

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... and trying to be a good and loyal puritan husband. So he attempted, like Miller to be true to himself, and ultimately to his friends. He refused to lie about seeing Rebecca Nurse with the devil, and he also refused to admit to witchcraft, which led to his being hanged. Miller was dragged into the spot light by the House Un-American ... of jail". Both Corey and Miller were found to be in contempt of court. One other character who stood by her morals all the way though out the play was Rebecca Nurse. She was wife to Francis Nurse a respected man in the community. Goody Nurse is a pious ol...

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... leave him no shred of self-respect if he yields. Thirdly, he thinks of his children and dreads willing them a dishonored name. Fourthly, he is shamed by the courage of Rebecca and the others who have not freed themselves by lying. Fifthly, he feels, as before, a strong sense of loyalty. He certainly will not implicate his friends in any confession. But ... , impressive results. Hence when the startling, highly emotional revelations of Tituba shock the assemblage, he jumps at the chance for a showy conversion and orders those accused into irons. Proctor and Rebecca have already urged caut...

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... found witchcraft, his willingness to attempt to discredit Proctor, Giles and Francis Nurse, and his abandonment of his morals when threatened with death and the executions of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse. Reverend Parris holds off on declaring that witchcraft has been found, not to stop the mass hysteria that will engulf the town, but because he believes that the "faction ... the court!" (91), to which Reverend Hale protests. Reverend Parris' proclivity for protecting his own interests backfires however, when he, instead of agreeing with Danforth about executing John Proctor and Rebec...

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... behaviors in Salem caused more harm than good to John. Many people were arrested for false accusations about practicing witchcraft, but the accusations were all lies to get people condemned. Rebecca Nurse, a good and holy lady, was charged for witchcraft for supernaturally killing children. This was a lie and she was later condemned to hang. Earlier, John had an affair with Abigail ... my name nailed upon the church door" (Miller. IV. 144), and, "I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church" (Miller. IV. 144). After seeing Rebecca Nurse, while signing his confession, he rips ...

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... involved with the court. This involvement is first sparked when John is told of Abby's accusations of Elizabeth. John is furious with this news. Only, to be told later that Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey are also accused. This is the last straw for John. He along with Giles Corey and Marry Warren make official doctrines. The, next day they presented ... them to the court to no avail. Both Giles and john end up being accused and arrested. With both John and his wife in jail, there family is torn apart " Rebecca's Samuel keeps them. (Their children)." They are no longer watching their kid...

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... town's meeting house are often factors in his continuous meshing of his version of Godliness and who might take part in witchcraft. An example of Parris's hypocritical ways is when Rebecca Nurse a highly respected woman in the village says to Parris, "I go to God for you sir."(p.39) After hearing of his plans to bring Reverend Hale a prominent with hunter to ... if you do not open with me!"(p.117) This proves that Danforth only wishes to save his reputation after sentencing reputable people such as John Proctor, Elizabeth his wife, and Rebecca Nurse to hang. This also proves to the read...

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... affiliation with devil worship, he continues to persecute them in order to protect his reputation as the town's minister. The wealthy Thomas Putnam gains revenge on Francis Nurse by getting Rebecca, Francis's highly respected wife, convicted of the supernatural murders of Ann Putnam's babies. Thomas Putnam used the confusion to his advantage, by falsely accusing ... ...

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... of this tragedy, the Putnams are very envious of the Nurses. The Nurses have 11 children and 26 grandchildren. The envy that the Putnams have results in their accusation of Rebecca Nurse as a witch. There is a two way envy that runs through Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams. Abigail wants desperately to have John Proctor. Their rendezvous ended with the discovery of ... people. The Putnams are very greedy and are envious of the land that the Nurses" own. It is greed and desire for this land that causes Ann Putnam to mention Rebecca Nurse and accuse her of witchcraft. The citizens r...

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... Betty being bewitched. She started the accusations, because she believed some one had possessed her child. She blamed Tituba because she had helped with her babies. She is jealous of Rebecca the nurse due to the fact she has had many successful births. Ann points out the illness of her child and blames it down to the devils work and she ... a witch, but will not say the others are. After a few moments, Proctor is fed up with the court, he tears up his confession, and goes out to be hanged with Rebecca Nurse. Hale pleads that Elizabeth asks Proctor to confess, but she says, "He has his g...

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