... 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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