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Rebecca Nurse's Character In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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“Goody Ann! You sent a child to conjure up the dead?” Rebecca Nurse, seventy-two years old mother of eleven children and a twenty-six time grandmother. Accused of witchcraft for sending her spirit out to hit Ann Putnam’s babies, even though Rebecca is well known, even outside of Salem, for her high religious traits. Rebecca Nurse’s character and I portray the same traits in that we are intelligent, compassionate, and loyal. Both Rebecca and I show our intelligence in different ways. Rebecca shows her intelligence when she tells everyone about how she does not believe the girls are seeing witchcraft because children will always have a child’s spirit. She tried to tell them that they were pretending and only acting like a normal child who is playing. Rebecca Nurse was saying they only wanted the attention of the adults. This did not persuade the rest of the adults into believing Rebecca about the girls pretending. I show my intelligence everyday through different situations. On my birthday, my mom had something for us to do and she did …show more content…
During the last act in the Crucible Rebecca is very loyal to her faith. She was accused of being a witch for killing Ann Putnam’s babies, but Rebecca says she is not a witch. Rebecca denies being a witch and for her faith she does not lie. Rebecca is sentenced to be hung for being a witch even though she is not. She is loyal to her faith and does not lie to save her life which she died for. This was her fault in her loyalty. I am loyal to myself and b being loyal I help others and do it willingly when they need it. I am also loyal to my family and friends by keeping secrets. I do not spread rumors about them or their situation they discussed with me. They rely on me to discuss their problems and just be there for them to support them in their frustration or emotional troubles. The character Rebecca Nurse and I have many traits in

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