Rebecca Nurse is accused of witchcraft due to the jealousy and malicious accusations made by the Putnam family and other afflicted girls during the Salem Witch Trials.
Reverend Dimmesdale's illness, as depicted in Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel 'The Scarlet Letter,' exhibits symptoms of physical and psychological deterioration.
They dislike Malvolio because he is often pretentious and acts superior to them, and because he disapproves of their wild behavior and attempts to control them.
Mildred overdoses on sleeping pills because she is unhappy and unfulfilled in her life, and feels trapped in her unfulfilling marriage and the oppressive society around her.
Montag wants to read books because he has become dissatisfied with his superficial, hedonistic lifestyle and yearns for deeper meaning and understanding in life.