In the tale of the Salem Witchcraft trials the entire town becomes engulfed into the web of confusion and lies. The play that tells of different parts the story talks about how people’s whole lives were changed by one persons lie. The way that a person protected was to say that it was true that they were a witch and they would live. The downfall was it taking the easy way out was other names had to be told to the people of Salem. That is where the names Giles Corey and John Procter come in to play. The two men took different paths when it came it talking to the authorities about what they were. In the end both men lost the battle between the broken legal system and the influence of the people who were once their neighbors. Giles Corey stood
