The wives of Francis Nurse and Giles Corey, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, were both accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. Rebecca Nurse was charged with witchcraft largely due to her reputation as a pious and respected woman, which made her accusations particularly shocking to the community. Martha Corey was accused after she expressed skepticism about the witch trials and the validity of the accusations, leading to allegations that she was engaging in witchcraft. Both women faced intense scrutiny and were emblematic of the hysteria and paranoia that characterized the trials.
Martha Corey Rebecca Nurse and john Proctor
He was hung with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, but they never mention it in the book.
In Act 2 of "The Crucible," Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Martha Corey are arrested. Elizabeth is charged with attempted murder through the use of a poppet, which has a needle stuck in it, implying witchcraft. Rebecca Nurse is accused of killing the Putnam's babies through witchcraft, while Martha Corey is arrested for supposedly bewitching the pigs of Walcott, leading to their death.
The news that Giles Corey reveals to the Proctors is that his wife Martha has been taken to jail. He also tells them that Rebecca Nurse has been taken to jail as well.
Rebecca Nurse & Martha Corey.
Martha Corey Rebecca Nurse and john Proctor
He was hung with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, but they never mention it in the book.
The news that Giles Corey reveals to the Proctors is that his wife Martha has been taken to jail. He also tells them that Rebecca Nurse has been taken to jail as well.
Rebecca is being accused of murder. they think that she murdered Goody Putnam's babies
That Giles Corey's wife and Rebecca Nurse are locked up in jail.
Mrs. Putnum did Look up Rebecca Nurse's character profile.
Ann Putnam Sr. accused Rebecca Nurse because she CLAIMS that she saw the specter of Rebecca Nurse haunting her and telling her to join Satan, but it is thought that she accused Rebecca Nurse because she was the wife of Francis Nurse, an influential man of the anti-Parris faction of the village, while the Putnams were pro-Parris.
Rebecca nurse yelled at her neighbor and the neighbor died months after, so it lead to accusations that Rebecca Nurse is a witch and that she killed her neighbor.
There were actually twenty executed, but the three most famous would probably be John Proctor, Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse.
Rebecca Nurse was a holy woman who loved God and was accused of witchcraft, Francis was Rebecca's husband and a well respected wealthy landowner in Salem
Tituba (Slave for Rev. Parris), 3 local beggar women, Giles Corey and his wife, Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth.