... was one of the biggest sin in the Puritan religion. The characters that went through intense test were Mary Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor. Mary Warren was one of the characters that went through an intense test. She had to go in court and testify in the Abigail Williams against Elizabeth Proctor trial ... Marry Warren is the current servant of the Proctors". Abigail accused Elizabeth of withcraft on her. Marry Warren had to come to the court and testify. Her test was to decide to take either Elizabeth's side or Abigail's. If she took Proctors" side, then "they will turn on...

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... was the first official execution of the Salem witchcraft trials. In the middle of august Sarah Weides, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Howe, Sarah Good and Rebecca Nurse were executed. Rebecca Nurse was a kind 71-year-old lady who suffered from a hearing problem, which made colonists fear her and view her as a(n) outcast. ... Ann Putnam and other afflicted girls contested that they saw her at night and she would pinch them. When Rebecca was told of her accusation she! said "What sin has God found in me unrepeated that he should lay such an affliction on me in ... innocent blood be shed"(Stev...

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... was the first official execution of the Salem witchcraft trials. In the middle of august Sarah Weides, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Howe, Sarah Good and Rebecca Nurse were executed. Rebecca Nurse was a kind 71-year-old lady who suffered from a hearing problem, which made colonists fear her and view her as a(n) outcast. ... Ann Putnam and other afflicted girls contested that they saw her at night and she would pinch them. When Rebecca was told of her accusation she said "What sin has God found in me unrepeated that he should lay such an affliction on me in old ... innocent blood be shed"(St...

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... that Rev. Noyes died of an internal hemorrhage, bleeding profusely from the mouth. There is historical evidence that the body of at least one of these women, Rebecca Nurse, was secretly removed and given Christian burial. "This was the hour and the power of darkness when a son could not say where he had buried his ... mother"(Drake 36) They had ways to test people to find out if they were a witch or not. This was one of the causing that the witch trials went on. More and more innocent girls ... were accused of witchcraft by the court giving them these test. If failed any test they gave...

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... act of penance. To avoid being hanged many people in The Crucible confessed to sins they did not commit. Fearing that she would be damned forever Rebecca Nurse refused to confess. Adultery was one of the worst sins someone could commit. The Puritans also thought that anything pleasant was the work of the ... 60). Overland writes that Miller tends to confuse the characters with the real people with the same names from the seventeenth century, such as Parris, Putnam, Rebecca, and Francis Nurse (60). Conflict between a man's raw deeds and his conception of himself, poses as the struggle f...

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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 ... wants her dead and she also believes that Abigail Williams will succeed if the witch-hunt continues. Why does Hale visit the proctor house? Hale visits the Proctor house to test the religio...

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... 143). By confessing Proctor will save himself and more will hang who already have been accused of doing the work of the Devil. Rebecca Nurse is the perfect example because she was accused but kept her silence and suffered the consequences. Proctor still refuses to give the confession ... and through all his suffering John realizes his "moral integrity, dignity, and spiritual freedom" are more important than living his life without them. Rebecca is a person most would admire throughout the play. Her face never changes. The corruption of justice has no effect on her choice to stay ... tru...

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... 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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... during the witch trials. Bridget Bishop, George Burroughs, Marcha Carrier, Martha Corey, Mary Easty, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, George Jacobs, Sr. Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, John Proctor, Ann Pudeator, Wilmott Redd, Margaret Scott, Samuel Wardwell, Sarah Wildes, and John Wilard. Now I will talk ... other wooden household items. He was Salem's constable in 1672. In 1692, the "black cloud of the witchcraft delusion descended upon Salem Village." Rebecca was a 71-year-old invalid who had raised a family of eight children. The Nurse family had been involved i...

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... the knowledge that they were innocent and these individuals were executed; and died with integrity. In Miller's play, "The Crucible," the words of John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Elizabeth Proctor demonstrate how far a man or woman with integrity will go to defend their innocence. John Proctor is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor ... even if they die for it. This vital message is not only explained by Proctor's death, but also by Rebecca Nurse's. Rebecca Nurse's death also exemplifies the meaning of the novel. Rebecca is accused of witchcraft because of a long-held grudge between the Nur...

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... . He would not normally be considered a saintly individual, and he has no great eagerness to be a martyr. Yet when put to the final test, the meaning here of "crucible," he will go to his death rather than irrevocably compromise his integrity. His human frailty is established early in the ... 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 ... highly emotio...

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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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... trial one of the girls broke out into hysteria and Corey was put in jail. The next to go was an up-standing citizen, Rebecca Nurse. She was accused of witchcraft and placed on trial. The judges declared Nurse innocent, but the outburst from the crowd, after the verdict ... Governor Phipps appointed William Stoughton as Chief Justice of the courts. Stoughton and the other men came up with the idea of the "touching test."" This occurred when the accused witches would touch the afflicted and if a "witch mark- would appear the accused was hanged. The accused was ... women will die here. Fo...

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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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... 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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... upon his chest until he plead aye or nay.'" (1113) Giles Cory kept his integrity and the nobility of his name, his last words; "'More weight.'" (1113) Another example is Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca Nurse was a wise and sensible. Rebecca Nurse was accused of witchcraft by her employers the Putnam's. She was charged with the supernatural murders of Mrs. Putnam's babies ... . Rebecca Nurse did not plead guilty to the accusation of the murdering of Mrs. Putnam babies. Reverend Parris wanted Rebecca Nurse to hear John Proctor's confession, to get her to confess. However, Rebecca Nurse stood her gr...

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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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... Salem Town Church, while the Putnam family was his friend, and her husband was at war with the Putnam family estate over some land. Rebecca exuded a saint-like presence over the dark days of the witch-hunt. After her accusation, thirty-nine of the most prominent leaders of the ... community signed a petition attesting to Rebecca's goodness of heart. Even one of her original accusers, Jonathan Putnam, put his name to the appeal. During her trial, Sarah Holton testified that ... in the night while the spirit proclaimed all of the people she had killed (the list incidentally included Benjam...

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... as true evidence that there was witchcraft in Salem. His inability to recognize human motivation is another reason he is a villain. He actually says to Francis Nurse, after his wife Rebecca is arrested and charged with the supernatural murders of Goody Putnam's babies, "Indeed! I am amazed to find you in such an uproar. I have only good report of your character ... , Mr. Nurse." (80) Danforth's lack of understanding is amazing. What husband would not angrily question his wife's arrest? Danforth is certain that he will determine if Rebecca is a witch, so he crazily assumes that everyone e...

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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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... prayer services meant to reveal the identity of witches that were afflicting the girls. Magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin examined several girls and made accusations against numbers of people. Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Sarah Good, Sarah Wildes, and Elizabeth Howe were tried, condemned and then executed, for witchcraft. Most of these girls were under the age of eighteen and few ... evidence was given by one of the following ways: 1) self-incriminating testimony, 2) inability to say the lords prayer without error, 3) discovery of the devil's mark, (a small red circle) 4)...

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... some of Betty's friends started doing the same thing as Betty, people started expecting something a little more than just an illness. Mary Sibley wanted to do a test. Back in those days people believed that witches and the devil used the dogs as a agent to is the command of the devil. Miss Sibley wanted Mr. ... Ann Putnam the daughter of John Putnam. The first 2 accused of witchcraft were Tituba and Sarah Osborn. During the summer of 1692 trials started to take place. Rebecca Nurse was a very respected women in the village however she was accused by two girls of "pinching" them. Howeve...

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... is instead condemned of witchcraft. Abigail ends up being a prostitute, with the casualties of Salem on her shoulders. Mrs. Putnam also shows jealousy in The Crucible. She was jealous of Rebecca Nurse because Rebecca had eleven children and twenty-six grandchildren and she only had one child that did not die as a baby. Mrs Putnam said ... Rebecca was a witch and had killed all of her babies. Rebecca was a devout christian and would never admit she had consorted with Satan, even with her life at stake. Just like his wife, Mr. Putnam also condemned people. However he wanted ... ...

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