Rebecca nurse warns thatthere is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits. ... Ann Putnam's jealousy over Rebecca Nurse and Abigail's jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor, and the ambition of Hale and Parris, both of whom seek public approval; the fear of punishment that initially motivates Abigail and the other girls; then the revealing in power they display during the trial. ... These were the tests that were given to the accused in the witch-trials and were proven guilty. ... The Crucible's main theme 'evil' can be developed through characters such as Rebecca Nurs...

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What is more, during times of trial a person's morality is tested. ... Rebecca Nurse, a well-respected, godly woman, embodies this concept. ... Yet in the face of death Rebecca refuses to confess to a crime she has not committed because it would be a lie, and that would contradict her own set of values. ... Rebecca refuses to compromise her personal morality under the weight of society's ill treatment, thereby demonstrating the greatest form of courage. ...

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Historical figures such as Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor were arrested and tried also, among others. ... Some of the girls did do tests and "magic spells" to find their future husbands, but these were all innocent adolescent games. ... Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor and Martha Corey were not all hanged on the same day and on the same gallows. ...

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Although the play is based around a series of court-trials, Miller chose it as the title to mean a severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial within oneself. ... Their wives are also accused- 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 has unmistakably chosen the title to portray the character's test of the most decisive kind, the conquering of an emotional assessment....

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