Rebecca Nurse – ‘Let us rather blame ourselves and-‘ with the entrance of Hale, she tells is ‘I fear it.’ These quotations make the readers feel like Hale is a corrupt man that brings corruption wherever he goes. It would be better to deal with the problem without external help because no good will come with them. Rebecca is a credible character because of her age and this means we can rely on her opinions.
‘charity Proctor charity, what I have heard in a favour. I will not testify in court. God help me, I cannot judge her guilty or innocent – I know not. only this consider: the world goes mad, and it profit nothing you should lay the cause to the vengeance of a little girl.’
May 16, 2016 at 12:21 pm
Bruke, I am intrigued by your second quotation, though it is too long. Edit it and justify why you have linked this to your answer. How does this reflect the wider context of the play, focussing on the Cold War and McCarthyism?