The Crucible Rebecca Nurse And John Proctor

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A lot has happened in Salem since we last saw it. Abigail and Mercy Lewis have fled the town since accusations made against them during Act 3 have begun to shine a light on their personalities. Multiple people are awaiting their deaths when we tune in, among the many being Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor. The court system has not changed much, as Danforth is still believing that it is his way or you will be punished. There are also orphans and rogue livestock roaming the streets thanks to the overwhelming amount of people in the jails.

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Parris exclaims to Danforth that Abigail and Mercy Lewis had fled the town with all of Parris’s money, having broken into his strongbox, or safe.

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Parris recommends that the hangings of Rebecca Nurse,

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The conflict that Proctor faces is more psychological than physical, as he believes that rather than save himself and tarnish his family name in the process, he should let himself hang as a way to gain final retribution for the deaths and heartbreak caused by Abigail’s lies, as the deaths of him, Rebecca Nurse, and the other outstanding members of the community would sow seeds of doubt within the remaining community members, eventually reaping the downfall of the courts.

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The mood of Salem at the beginning of Act 4 is very much decrepit and depressing, as orphans and loose livestock roam the streets, and half the town is imprisoned. This mood is responsible for what happens at the end because the sad state of the town finally gets retribution with the downthrow of the

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Parris’s main goal in this situation is to simply save his reputation and his life, as it has always been. This is very ironic as the officials are often conversing about how the condemned might be “brought to God”, and that fate is greatly feared by Parris, as he does not want to meet his end for what he helped do to the people of Salem.

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Hale’s dealings with the condemned greatly show his caring inner disposition, as at first he was concerned only with the court system, but in the end, he focused his efforts on the fates of the accused, much less how the court functioned.

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Proctor’s decision meant death for himself and a missed opportunity to spend more time with Elizabeth and their children, but also set up the groundwork for the uprising in Salem, during which the evil courts would be overthrown. I think that Elizabeth possibly means that Proctor finally wholeheartedly believes that he has done some good in the world, as his actions laid the groundwork for the salvation of Salem.