<span>Tom's wife is unpleasant and miserly, just like her husband, with a fierce temper and a quick tongue. Like Tom she is enticed by the devil's promise and brings all her valuables to bargain with him, but all does not end well.</span>
It means that all the deaths of people get to him/her. Meaning that he/she hates all the deaths that's been happening. <span />
John Proctor
Explanation:
John Proctor is the protagonist of the play. Once he enters the play, the real plot begins. Up to that point, the play's exposition has introduced the town, some of the people in the town and the situation that will drive the plot: the accusations of witchcraft.
The word (verb), "<u>work</u>", is the simple predicate in the sentence given.
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