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    Rebecca Nurse and I “A child’s spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after its, you must stand still, and for love, it will soon itself come back.” (16), stated Rebecca Nurse in the play The Crucible. Rebecca The above quote demonstrates Rebecca’s mature and motherly nature. Nurse a wise old woman, birthed eleven kids and has twenty-six grandchildren. The people of Salem view Nurse as kind hearted motherly figure. She is greatly respected by the citizens of Salem. However, through

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    Similarities Between Rebecca Nurse and Me “Pray, John, be calm.” This quote is spoken by Rebecca Nurse in Act I of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Rebecca Nurse is a 72 year old woman who lives in Salem, Massachusetts and is accused of witchcraft by killing seven of Ann Putnam’s babies. Her character in The Crucible is a small part and is only in Act I and IV, but she plays a vital role during the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Rebecca Nurse and I have similar personality traits because of our religious

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    When reading the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the character Rebecca Nurse can be analyzed. When analyzing her, she can be portrayed as a very retinal character that always keeps a level head. This means she never jumps to conclusions and stays calm and collected. Then Rebecca nurse renders herself as an honest old women throughout the play. Because of this, it makes her very well respected. Lastly, Rebecca Nurse displays herself as a figure highly motivated by religion. This allows her to

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    does not fall for it. In Arthur Miller's playwright The Crucible that character is Rebecca Nurse, who in the beginning brought reasonable knowledge to the conversation. She is also a character that through the entire play has stayed the same with moral compass and righteousness till the end. Rebecca Nurse can be described as being highly respected, wise, and most importantly a logical elderly woman. Rebecca Nurse is held at a very high standard and is well respected in Salem. She is known to mostly

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    Rebecca Nurse Characters are typically grouped as either dynamic or static. Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible displays this with all the characters in the play. Rebecca Nurse is one of these characters in Miller’s play and he describes her as a caring, religious, and thoughtful person. Rebecca lives in the small town of Salem and is more of a quiet character. In Act 1 she is one of the first characters to be called upon to check out the apparent sickness among Betty and Ruth. Rebecca tells them “there

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    is made by the immensely wise and reputable Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca is a well known elderly woman in Salem, Massachusetts. Rebecca Nurse and I closely resemble one another in that we are both exceptionally nurturing with children, devout in our beliefs, and humble towards our accomplishments. Firstly, Rebecca Nurse and I are similar because of our nurturing capabilities towards infants and children. In the play The Crucible, it is revealed that Rebecca is the mother of eleven children who have blessed

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    Rebecca Nurse from Arthur Miller's The Crucible is a misunderstood, overlooked character. She was an avid church goer and was looked upon highly until the Putnams accused her of witchcraft. Rebecca Nurse isn't just a character, she is a symbol of feminine strength and she showed strong morals through the book. Her character emphasises the importance of doing what's right instead of what the crowd is doing. Her steady persona shows how crazy everyone around her is acting. Arthur Miller uses direct

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    common value of freedom by the Pilgrims, Olaudah Equiano, and fictional Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible and their need to fight for what they believe in, makes them very persistent people. When the Puritan Pilgrims and the slave Equiano came to America,

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    is one foot in Heaven now.” Referring to Rebecca Nurse, a character from The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor makes this statement to her husband John on the morning he along with Rebecca and Martha Corey are scheduled to hang. Rebecca Nurse was accused of sending her spirits and murdering Ann Putnam’s seven babies. She would not confess to witchcraft; therefore, she was condemned to hang. I consider myself having similar personality traits as Rebecca Nurse in that we are dedicated to our religious

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    In the Crucible Miller's character Rebecca Nurse is the common sense in the play that no one listens to. Nurse is the voice of reason but no one seems to have a lick of brains in the head to realise shes right. In the play Nurse was called to asses the girls who wouldn't wake. When she sat down to look at the girls she realized that they were faking sleep and said “I think she will wake when she's tired of it”(Nurse) saying that the girls are faking there sleep. And will wake when they get bored

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