... 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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... 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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... 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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... present and evident in the qualities of persons.? This is a dramatic device that enables the author to explore the evil forces in Salem society by the disclosure of witchcraft. Rebecca nurse warns thatthere is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits. I fear it. I fear it. Let us rather blame ourselves!? (28). Although, her warning ... Thomas Putnam; the quest for revenge on those who have persecuted them, which is carried out by Martha Corey and Abigail Williams. Ann Putnam's jealousy over Rebecca Nurse and Abigail's jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor, and the ambition of Hale and ...

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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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... 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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... 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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... spirits to do them harm. The people named were arrested and waited for trial without any other evidence but based solely on an accusation. Historical figures such as Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor were arrested and tried also, among others. In the play by Arthur Miller, The Crucible, some historical events were changed around to fit a modern day drama ... the audience wouldn't confuse the mother with the daughter. When it comes to trials, hangings and death warrants, Miller changed actual events to give the play some excitement and drama. Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor a...

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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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... introduced into this rampant inferno to be tested. His outward shell of vanity is burned away leaving a man of good character. A crucible is also a time period of stress upon a society. Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor proved their moral character in their turbulent epoch. In retrospect, people such as Abigail Williams and Thomas Putnam exemplify a person's innate tendency to be greedy and ... selfish. Lastly, a crucible can be related to the crucifixion of Christ. He died to save other. In his death He refused to confess lie to save himself. Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, and John Proc...

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... village. Proctor considers his name as an inseparable thing that no one should take away from him. With the pressure from Danforth to convince Proctor to say that he sees Rebecca Nurse with the Devil, Proctor says that "I have three children-how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends?" (Page 143_Arthur ... ...

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... never ending but he realizes that she really doesn't care for anybody but herself. That's why he ended up in jail. The next scene is at the end when Proctor, Rebecca, and Martha are being hung. In the movie they all recite the Father while standing on the podium with the noose around their neck. This was a powerful ending to the ... ...

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... of the accused had records of unlawful pastimes, including witchery, but others were faithful churchgoers and people of high status in society. From Mid-March to early April, Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Sarah Cloyce were accused of witchcraft. Soon after Corey, Nurse, and proctor were examined before Magistrates Hathorne, Corwin, Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth, and Captain Samuel Sewall ... ...

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... - I come not to hurt the court-" (1088) John says, refusing to drop the charges and submits a petition to the court signed by ninety-one people declaring their good opinion of Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Martha Corey. He chooses helping his good friends over his personal benefit. John Proctor has yet another crucible to overcome. Before the witchcraft trials began, he ... ...

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... gets caught up in a hype of getting all the attention and exercising power via initiating adamantly continuing these "witch trails". Finally John Proctor, the rationalist, shows that when people like Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor who are the saintliest of people are accused of being witches, something must be wrong. Mary Warren has a difficult decision to make. She has realized that ... ...

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... that many people were going to be falsely accused by their neighbors as a method of revenge, and as an outlet for their maliciousness. When Abigail uses this case to attack Rebecca Nurse, one of the best Puritans in the Salem, John Proctor begins his efforts to stop the injustice. This increases when Elizabeth Proctor is tried and sentenced to death. This ... ...

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... up in the hype of getting all the attention and exercising power via initiating and adamantly continuing these "witch trials". Finally John Proctor, the rationalist, shows that when people like Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor who are the saintliest of people are accused of being witches, something must be wrong. Mary Warren has a difficult decision to make. She has realized that ... ...

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... : Nurse prevented Putnam's brother-in-law from being elected to the Salem ministry, and Nurse is also engaged in a bitter land dispute with one of Putnam's relatives. In the end, Rebecca, Francis's virtuous wife, is convicted of the supernatural murders of Ann Putnam's dead babies. Thus, the Putnam not only strike a blow against the Nurse family but also gain some measure ... ...

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... lied to save himself from death. At this realization, Proctor's conviction up to that point changes to resolution. He has forgiven himself and now may walk up the gibbet alongside Rebecca and the other accused and convicted witches as an equal. He is doing what he feels is right and moral. He has resolved himself to maintain his goodness and to ... ...

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... in your life. Elizabeth had all of this, although she had trouble showing it. "I never new how I should say my love. It were a cold house I kept!" (Act IV 127). "Not Rebecca. She is one foot in heaven now; naught may hurt her more." (Act IV page 124). In addition, Elizabeth kept faith in god, and her beliefs through it all. Miller ... ...

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... though he was at Salem to see what the fuss was all about. Here he shows his character toward Elizabeth by lying to her and she can't trust him. "Let Rebecca go like a saint, for me it is a fraud." This shows how he changes and starts to take the blame for everyone, for the trials would just end and not as ... ...

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... a whore! I have known her, sir. I have known her."(pg.109) And after he tells them this they still take Abigail for a saint. Thus, once again, leaving Proctor, as well as Rebecca Nurse and countless others, to be executed. These people may as well have lived if only Proctors pride had not imposed. The characters in The Crucible had many different motives ... ...

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... he does not realize that his work is being exploited by some people in the town. His naivety is also evident when Hale first examines Betty Parris and talks to Rebecca Nurse. "If she is truly in the Devil's grip we may have to rip and tear to get hear free- (pp.39). This is another example of Hale's naivety because ... ...

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