DANFORTH: Courage, man, courage – let her witness your good example that she may come to God herself. Now hear it, Goody Nurse! Say on, Mr. Proctor. Did you bind yourself to the Devil’s service?
REBECCA: Why, John!
PROCTOR: I did.
– Arthur Miller
The Crucible, Act 4. Towards the end of the final act, Rebecca Nurse is shocked to learn that John Proctor is prepared to falsely confess to witchcraft.