Rebecca+Nurse

=**__Rebecca Nurse__**=

I am a mother and grandmother and I am very kind. I express my piety in many ways and I have an unblemished reputation. I am 71 years old when they accuse me of being a witch yet people did not really believe this because I was such a good woman. At first I was found "Not Guilty," but after a retrial she was sentenced to death. I am 71 years old. Parents: Joanna and William Towne Sisters: Mary and Sarah. Most of the people living in the village were great friends my entire life and I had no quarrels with anyone. I felt horrible- those people were are all just prisoners. I was accused of being a witch and hung in result but that was because I did not hear a question and the judge thought that my silence was a sign of guilt. No of course not, those terrible girls with the diseases choose the so called "witches." My reaction to the 1992 Massachusetts' pardon for those who were accused of witchcraft would be negative. Since I was one of the people who were found guilty and hung, I think that you cannot forgive what they did to me.
 * 1. Who am I?**
 * 2. How old am I?**
 * 3. Who am I related to?**
 * 4. Who are my friends?**
 * 5. Describe how you felt as people were being executed.**
 * 6. What did I see or hear or experience during this time?**
 * 7. Did I believe the people to be witches? Why? Why not?**
 * 8. What would my reaction be to the 1992 Massachusetts' pardon to those accused of witchcraft?**



"Rebecca Nurse." Famous Trials. University of Missouri Kansas Law School, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. .