Rebecca Nurse
Actions
Words
Relationship with others
Francis
Proctor
Mrs Putnam
Parris
Is wise and doesn't buy into the hysteria
When Ruth and Betty fall ill she calmly suggests that "they'll wake in time." and that she has had multiple children and grandchildren and has seen them in their "silly seasons."
Claims that there is "prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits"
Refuses to confess in act 4 due to it being a lie that she will not make. This shows the sort of character she is.
In act 4 when she goes into Proctor's cell the first thing she asks is "Ah, John! You are well, then, eh?" This shows that she cares about people's health
Got hung due to the accusation of being a witch
Jealousy towards Rebecca due to her having to bury all but 1 child
Husband who goes out of his way to go to the court and save Rebecca
Goes with Francis to save Rebecca and his wife Elizabeth. They both have a mutual respect for each other. See's her in their last moments due to them both being accused of witchcraft
Plot and other info
Accused and hung (plot point)
Justice doesn't prevail
Voice of reason
Very moral "high opinion" Pg. 32
Hypocritical, theocratic and unjust system
Very religious
Wise
Voice of reason
Warning and foreshadowing
Values integrity (more specifically the TRUTH)
Irony
Minor character
Foreshadowing is a technique
Logic
Resentment is what fuels the accusation for her
Symbol of goodness
Symbol is a technique