Giles Corey

Putnam. He is Mrs., Ann Putnam’s wife and is filled with greed. In the beginning of act three Giles Corey is accusing Mr. Putnam of scheming to steal his neighbors land once he convinces the court that his neighbor is a witch. In the court Giles Corey is telling Danforth that he suspects Mr. Putnam is lying. He says “This man is killing his neighbors for their land!” (101.) If his neighbor, George Jacobs was to be accused…

deny the accusations. This shows Danforth does not want to change his mind even when presented with evidence that disproves his belief. In addition to Danforth only believing evidence that supported his thoughts on the situation, he also condemned Giles Corey for contempt and in the process eliminating the evidence he brought to the stand. Both of these situations show how Judge Danforth’s selective listening contributed to the wrongful executions of many innocent people in…

you stop condemning the people, witch or not. The town’s economy will be damaged due to the Witch Trials. Many of those convicted were farmers who helped supply us with the food we need for the years to come. For example, both John Proctor and Giles Corey were killed and had farm land. The land being kept is much more important than their heads. Hanging farmers leads to unattended fields and livestock. Without attended fields, the crops…

SALEM WITCH TRIALS Over three hundred years ago, the people in and around Salem, Massachusetts, took part in the most massive witch hunt in American history. The Salem Witch Trials were a terrible time for the little town of Salem. The Trials began in the Spring of 1692 when a group of girls claimed they were possessed by the devil. This sent panic all throughout the Village of Salem and led to more than two hundred local citizens being accused of witchcraft (Worthen 1 of 3). The Trials came…

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson. Giles Corey was one of the more courageous characters in The Crucible. At first, when I began reading the play, I saw Giles as a foolish old man. My view of him changed when he muttered the words “more weight” just before he died. When the court asked Giles for the name of the man who he overheard talking to Thomas Putnam, Giles kept his silence. His true heroism shines when he is tortured for remaining…

Imagine living in a world where everyone believes lies and condemns people for the lies. This is what it is like if you live in the United States during the Red Scare. The Red Scare is a time period in which Americans were afraid of communist spies infiltrating their method of capitalism. These claims, rumors, are made primarily by Joseph McCarthy. His accusations began to accuse well known people and destroy their reputations. Brinkley states, “Hiss, who was now out of government, denied the…

compared to a pure Puritan. In Salem, you either confess, leave or hang, but most confess even if they are innocent. Danforth doesn’t exactly show a good Puritan anyways, he lies and believes the wrong people who are most likely lying. For example, Giles Corey, John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor were all accused…

Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible clearly demonstrates the society of Salem, Massachusetts during the late 1600s while simultaneously bringing up Miller’s own ideas and opinions pertaining to this time period. The Crucible is centers around an eighteen year old girl named Abigail, who previously has an affair with a man named John Proctor. Desperate to win back the love of John, Abigail and her friends go dancing in the woods in an attempt to set a charm to get rid of Elizabeth, John’s wife.…

is Abigail and the girls in court. Their first lie only affects a few people; however, the more lies they tell, the more impact they have on everyone. The lies get so serious, some lose their lives. Giles Corey, an aged man who is concerned with his wife, is under suspicion as to being a witch. Giles was Pressed to death because of another person’s dishonesty. “ I - I have no love for Mr. Parris. It is no secret. But God I surely love.” - Proctor (Miller 117). Proctor is saying he hates Parris,…

Salem during this time period. Chaos is loose among the townspeople, the court is not properly doing the job of acting as a fair judicial system. In the play during the mass hysteria, three people by the names of John Proctor, Francis Nurse, and Giles Corey try to go to court in order to release their wives from captivity. However, the men fail as the fear in the community and court which allows for people to look out for just themselves and no one else and…