The downfalls of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" can be seen as inevitable due to the societal pressures and hysteria surrounding the Salem witch trials. Both characters represent moral integrity and resistance to the mass paranoia, but their values ultimately clash with the prevailing fear and scapegoating. Proctor's guilt and need for redemption, along with Nurse's reputation as a paragon of virtue, make them targets in a community steeped in chaos. Their tragic fates underscore the dangers of fanaticism and the consequences of standing against a corrupt system.
She is surprised
Rebecca Nurse and John Protor are upstanding the citizens of Salem.
Martha Corey Rebecca Nurse and john Proctor
That Giles Corey's wife and Rebecca Nurse are locked up in jail.
He was hung with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, but they never mention it in the book.
Rebecca Nurse, like John Proctor, is there to stand for the voice of reason.
She is surprised
Rebecca Nurse and John Protor are upstanding the citizens of Salem.
Martha Corey Rebecca Nurse and john Proctor
That Giles Corey's wife and Rebecca Nurse are locked up in jail.
He was hung with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, but they never mention it in the book.
Rebecca Nurse
He fears that if John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse get hanged, then the town will start a riot.
Rebecca nurse was the best Puritan Christian around and John proctor even tho a sinner was a well respected man in the town of Salem. People were already on edge from past hangings that these could have thrown the town of Salem into a rebellion to over throw the court
Although many people do have some doubts about witchcraft. John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are the ones who openly deny it.
Rebecca Nurse, Goody Proctor, Goody Corey are presented to the judges on Elizabeth's Behalf.
John Proctor recants his confession. He refuses to tarnish his good name and to set a bad example for his sons. Proctor also does not want to dishonor people like Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey by giving a false confession to the court.