The Crucible John Proctor Compare And Contrast
John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are important characters in the play of the crucible by Arthur Miller. There are important similarities in their characters which will be compared and contrasted in the following paragraphs.
John Proctor is a well respected farmer who works hard for the living of his family. He provides a home and food for his wife Elizabeth and his three children. He is well respected for being honest, a truthful Christian and of good morals.
Rebecca Nurse is the wife of Francis Nurse and mother of 11 children. Her husband Francis Nurse, is an unofficial judge. She is respected throughout in the community for her moral, truthful and honest character.
In comparison, both Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are very respected people in their society (as can be seen from the above two paragraphs), who found themselves as victims of the witch-craft accusations. This tested their honesty and their response to the accusations was what showed their differences (further explained in the 7th paragraph).
The town’s people’s perception of John Proctor’s and Rebecca Nurse’s characters is of a similar standing. Both portray themselves as good, honest, and God-fearing people. Although John Proctor doesn’t attend church and Rebecca Nurse does, John Proctor is still considered to be a God-fearing man in accordance to the …show more content…
This manliness (strength),can be contrasted to the strength of Rebecca Nurse not physically, but strength in Character as of goodness, caring and truth. This aspect of Rebecca Nurse could be seen especially towards the end of the play where she was not even moved by pressures in telling the truth at the expense of her life instead, she tried to convince John proctor to tell the truth: “REBECCA: Why, it is a lie, it is a lie; how may I damn myself? I cannot, I cannot…(to Proctor) Oh John God send his mercy on
John Proctor is a well respected farmer who works hard for the living of his family. He provides a home and food for his wife Elizabeth and his three children. He is well respected for being honest, a truthful Christian and of good morals.
Rebecca Nurse is the wife of Francis Nurse and mother of 11 children. Her husband Francis Nurse, is an unofficial judge. She is respected throughout in the community for her moral, truthful and honest character.
In comparison, both Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are very respected people in their society (as can be seen from the above two paragraphs), who found themselves as victims of the witch-craft accusations. This tested their honesty and their response to the accusations was what showed their differences (further explained in the 7th paragraph).
The town’s people’s perception of John Proctor’s and Rebecca Nurse’s characters is of a similar standing. Both portray themselves as good, honest, and God-fearing people. Although John Proctor doesn’t attend church and Rebecca Nurse does, John Proctor is still considered to be a God-fearing man in accordance to the …show more content…
This manliness (strength),can be contrasted to the strength of Rebecca Nurse not physically, but strength in Character as of goodness, caring and truth. This aspect of Rebecca Nurse could be seen especially towards the end of the play where she was not even moved by pressures in telling the truth at the expense of her life instead, she tried to convince John proctor to tell the truth: “REBECCA: Why, it is a lie, it is a lie; how may I damn myself? I cannot, I cannot…(to Proctor) Oh John God send his mercy on