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.
She dislikes Rebecca Nurse because she had 11 children and not one died, while Ann Putnam had eight children and all but one died.
Ann was jealous because she had not had as many children as Rebcca Nurse, as Rebecca had a huge number.
Ann Putnam gave birth to seven children who died, and she believed that they died because of witchcraft. She was jealous and suspicious about the number of healthy children that Rebecca Nurse had.
Rebecca Nurse. In her mind, she holds Rebecca responsible for the death of her seven children during childbirth.
Williams was not the first to accuse Nurse. The theories of affliction which claim that the accusations were purposeful and the targets selected believe Nurse was accused because of her lawsuits with the Putnams over land because Ann Putnam was the first to call her out.
Rebecca Nurse & Martha Corey.
She dislikes Rebecca Nurse because she had 11 children and not one died, while Ann Putnam had eight children and all but one died.
Ann was jealous because she had not had as many children as Rebcca Nurse, as Rebecca had a huge number.
In "The Crucible," Ann Putnam blames Rebecca Nurse for the deaths of her children. She believes that Rebecca used witchcraft to harm her children, leading to their deaths.
Ann Putnam gave birth to seven children who died, and she believed that they died because of witchcraft. She was jealous and suspicious about the number of healthy children that Rebecca Nurse had.
Rebecca Nurse. In her mind, she holds Rebecca responsible for the death of her seven children during childbirth.
Williams was not the first to accuse Nurse. The theories of affliction which claim that the accusations were purposeful and the targets selected believe Nurse was accused because of her lawsuits with the Putnams over land because Ann Putnam was the first to call her out.
Her revenge is based upon how Rebecca Nurse delivered all eight of her children, and only one survived. Mrs. Putnam thinks that Goody Nurse is a witch and killed the children on purpose.
The Putnams had disliked Rebecca Nurse merely because she was fortunate enough to have 26 children and grandchildren combined. They were jealous because Ann Putnam had eight children die before they were baptized and now her only daugther Ruth is very ill. Also there were small grudges held by Thomas Putnam concerning land of the Nurse's.
All of her children have died under the midwifery of Rebecca Nurse, with the exception of Ruth, and now even Ruth is ill.
John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Giles Corey are the main nonconformists in The Crucible. Reverend John Hale, Ezekiel Cheever, Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty Parris, Mary Warren, Thomas Putnam, and Ann Putnam are the conformists.
The Putnams had disliked Rebecca Nurse merely because she was fortunate enough to have 26 children and grandchildren combined. They were jealous because Ann Putnam had eight children die before they were baptized and now her only daugther Ruth is very ill. Also there were small grudges held by Thomas Putnam concerning land of the Nurse's.