Question

The crucible 5. Which two characters have had their wives recently arrested? What is EACH of the wives'

charges?

Answer 1

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Giles Corey and Francis Nurse have their wives arrested on charges of witchcraft. The wives are:

Martha Corey

Giles Corey's wife, arrested for reading suspicious books and bewitching and killing a pig

Rebecca Nurse

Francis Nurse's wife, arrested for the "supernatural murder of Goody Putnam's babies" and suspected of sacrificing children

Explanation:

Giles Corey and Francis Nurse enter the house and inform John and Hale that both of their wives have been arrested on charges of witchcraft; respectively, Martha Corey for reading suspicious books and Rebecca Nurse has been suspected of sacrificing children.