Specifically, Elizabeth knows that Proctor is going to 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 was a notable and respected man in Salem, and to condemn him to death was not an easy task; the same goes for Rebecca. ... 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 ...

• Word Count: 2297
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

A devout Christian named Rebecca Nurse is yet another innocent woman that is proclaimed to be a witch in The Crucible. ... As Rebecca's husband states, she is accused "for the marvelous and supernatural murder of Goody Putnam's babies." ... Because Putnam feels threatened by the supernatural world when her infants pass away without reason, Rebecca Nurse becomes the unfortunate target of Ann Putnam's pointing finger. ...

• Word Count: 1838
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate