In literature as in life people often suffer severe tests of character. Sometimes they must defend their beliefs in the face of great opposition. In the drama The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, two characters showed this quality. John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse both suffered severe tests of character. In my opinion these characters are perfect examples of these type of people. Rebecca Nurse is a good example of a character that got tested. She sacrificed …showed first 75 words of 365 total…

…showed last 75 words of 365 total…many mistakes in his life, but he made up for all of them by dying life a hero. I think the Crucible showed how heroic some people can be even when faced with death and they defended there beliefs no matter what was going to happen to them. John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse were two great examples of these type of people. Both their characters were severely tested, and they both did the right thing.