Francis+and+Rebecca+Nurse

Rebecca and Francis are husband and wife and Francis was a man who had tohave respect. And rebecca loved being the wife of such a respected man as Francis was. There children were settled in different homesteads within the same estate, which shows how wealthy they were. They original rented their land then slowlty paid it off which got up the families social status. The Nurse family had gone through some disputes over land with the putnams which could give a reason for revenge by either families against te other family. The family was related to many people in the town by blood or friendship soi they were very highly looked upon for that reason and others. When Rebecca is accused it is when many start to believe that the world is going crazy is she can be called a witch. She is one of the innocent ones in the play because of her great morale highroad by not wivvering and just signing the confession when she did nothing wrong. They have 11 children and 26 grand children.
 * Role ** : What role do these characters take on in the play?

Wealthy, respected, sophisticated, interellectual, well known, helper, nuturing, sensible, wisdom, moral strength, hard working.
 * Adjectives ** : A list of descriptive words to describe the characters in detail

Francis:" Think on your village and what may have drawn from heaven such thundering wrath upon you all. I shall pray god open up our eyes. (this quote shows that he doesnt believe in witches, which could make the town look badly on him) Rebecca nurse: "A childs sprirt is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back. (this shows a side of her very smart and wise and shows how she cares for children)
 * Quotations: ** A list of key quotations spoken by them or about them that shed some light on their character

They cant do much to stop from the accusations of rebecca being a witch, and Francis has to be a bystander and watch his wifes name be burned by the town over the fact of the long and ongoing rivalry with the putnams. They dont end up getting what they want because Rebecca is killed but the action she takes is not signing the false confession by lieing.
 * Actions ** : What actions do they take to get what they want?


 * Obstacles: ** What is in their way? What obstacles keep them from getting what they want?

Rebecca is accused of witch craft by the putnams and when this happens she refuses to confess. Both of their lives are turned upside down when Rebecca who had been such a strong and big influence in the communities name was said as being one of the witches in the town.


 * Conflicts: ** What type of conflict do these characters face? How do they deal with conflict?

They have a long going conflict with the putnams which puts the family in danger when names are being mentioned in relation to witchcraft. They deal with conflict very well for what they are put through they are not dramatic and confrontational.

Their motivations is rebecca is the nurse and the one many in the town depend on and respect. At the end of the play she is in the room when john decideds to not sign the confession, this shows what a great respect the town and John had for Rebecca.
 * Motivations ** : What do they want? What is their motivation in the play?