... Proctor is then more focussed on tone of voice and slight expressions than overly dramatic movement. When Parris says "Praise god" for the first time, this is the signal for Rebecca to start walking down the aisle, walking slowly as though with a heavy heart, and with signs of her age. The building of tension is shown by Danforth's suppressed and building ... the audience) he should have his hands on her arms, at once trying to comfort her and keep her strong, before hugging her one last time. As they separate and Rebecca says her line, Danforth should start walking towards them, saying...

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... at her with vengeance. Along with John and Elizabeth, there are several other characters in The Crucible that are improperly charged with the inexcusable crime of witchcraft. A devout Christian named Rebecca Nurse is yet another innocent woman that is proclaimed to be a witch in The Crucible. Nurse is accused by neither Abigail Williams nor Mary Warren, but by a middle-aged woman ... named Ann Putnam. As Rebecca's husband states, she is accused "for the marvelous and supernatural murder of Goody Putnam's babies." (Miller, Crucible 858) Although there is never any proof or evidence, she ...

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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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate