I, Gilles Corey, have been arrested by the court and am now being tried with penalty of death. The try me on the premise that I will not provide the names of those that had signed my deposition to the court. At dawn they intend to press me with stones until I provide these names. They think this act will break me, what they don't know is that I've learned my lesson and I refuse. I may not have much time left, seeing that dawn is approaching, though despite this fact I see need to record some of the events that transpired this spring of 1692. The child began shortly after assumptions were made about Paris's daughter Betty. Little Betty maybe a list, had seen her flyin' around and dancin' in the woods. This also included Abigail Williams. It
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Then Reverend Hale arrived to evaluate her. Course upon seeing him I posed to him a question about my lovely Martha. "What signifies the readin' of strange books?" (Miller 40) I says. I didn't mean nothin' by it, I was only curious. I had been put off by my Martha readin' and I didn't think no harm would come of askin' bout it. It wasn't too strange and although "I have waked many a time and found her in a corner, readin' of a book" (Miller 40) I didn't think it to be witchcraft. Then because of my ill judgement they took her away! They want to try her for witchcraft! "I never said my wife were a witch…I only said she were reading books!"(Miller 71) They took her because of me...because I let curiosity get the better of me. I have condemned my wife for I know she will not confess herself a witch. She will hang for what I have done and the guilt will rest with me forever. I have made the mistake of saying her readin' stopped my prayers though I didn't mention id only just become aquatinted with them... that no good Putnam saw it as an opportunity to get back at me. He and I have had troubles for a long time. He believes all his troubles are my doing he just wants to take the land that is rightfully belongs to my family and
Then Reverend Hale arrived to evaluate her. Course upon seeing him I posed to him a question about my lovely Martha. "What signifies the readin' of strange books?" (Miller 40) I says. I didn't mean nothin' by it, I was only curious. I had been put off by my Martha readin' and I didn't think no harm would come of askin' bout it. It wasn't too strange and although "I have waked many a time and found her in a corner, readin' of a book" (Miller 40) I didn't think it to be witchcraft. Then because of my ill judgement they took her away! They want to try her for witchcraft! "I never said my wife were a witch…I only said she were reading books!"(Miller 71) They took her because of me...because I let curiosity get the better of me. I have condemned my wife for I know she will not confess herself a witch. She will hang for what I have done and the guilt will rest with me forever. I have made the mistake of saying her readin' stopped my prayers though I didn't mention id only just become aquatinted with them... that no good Putnam saw it as an opportunity to get back at me. He and I have had troubles for a long time. He believes all his troubles are my doing he just wants to take the land that is rightfully belongs to my family and