Giles Corey

Those who chose to be more individual include Giles Corey, Rebecca Nurse, and John Proctor. Among these few are many other characters who have their roles in Salem.When various characters throughout The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, are put to the test during the Salem witchcraft trials , it is clear to…

Salem Witch Trials I wonder how it would feel to be accused for being possessed by the devil and practicing witchcraft. Especially at a young age of nine or eleven. It seems very bizarre to me that this even happened. I am here to elaborate on this topic about some facts that I never knew about the Salem Witch Trials. Firstly, I found that in January of 1692 young girls started being accused of witchcraft. The first two young girls that were accused were Elizabeth Parris, age nine, and Abigail…

Massachusetts who were accused of messing with witch craft and had been claimed to be possessed by the devil in the years of 1692-1693. Twenty people had during those years, within those twenty only nineteen were hanged and one by the name of Giles Corey was pressed to death by stones. In the 1600s the Puritan religion was very strict especially in the Salem Valley. Puritans feared the devil, they feared witch craft because one who practice unholy words and books had their soul sold to the…

upon her. Court then decides that Jacobs is to be hung. If he is hung, his land will have to be forfeited. Then Thomas can buy that land. This is known because Giles Corey says, “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeits up his property- that’s law! And there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece “(Miller 286). Giles Corey knew what Thomas was up to. The only person in Salem, who could buy the land was him. Thomas’s…

A. “The Crucible #1” (Act 1) In the first Act of The Crucible, the author brings up religion a number of times. For example, they talk about Puritan and McCarthyism. In the beginning of the book, Betty a 10-year-old girl is in a deep sleep and they think it is because of an illness. Therefore, the family gets a doctor to come in and see Betty but the doctor says he did not find anything physically wrong with Betty. The Doctor tells them that they should start to consider supernatural forces. So,…

false accusations must be stopped. The first area that Mr. Miller advocated change was in the courts. In The Crucible, Giles Corey tried to defend his wife. Giles says that Putnam forced his daughter into accusing George Jacobs of witchcraft to gain his land. When Giles was asked where he received the information he states “I cannot give you a name!” Hawthorne then places Giles under arrest for contempt of the court. Arthur Miller uses the courts to show how innocent people where punished for…

Historical Witch Hunts: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Examination Introduction Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was heavily influenced by the historic Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. Living during the Red-Scare in America Miller became aware of the parabolic properties that laid between the two, McCarthyism and the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller was believed to have said that theatre could, “change the world.” For his case and few others, literature most certainly did alter the fate of the…

The Power of Women During the puritan times women had been thought of as less than men, of being inferior, weak, and lacking intelligence. In the poem, “Half-Hanged Mary” by Margaret Atwood the speaker tells the poem from Mary Webster’s point of view. This poem goes into depth, and it gives chills to the reader. This poem is about Mary’s experience of her own self being executed by being hanged for not “fitting in as the other local towns women” for being an outcast, and as well as having…

Sheriff Corwin was the man to sign all the warrants for the arrest and deaths of those accused in Salem of Witchcraft. Sheriff Corwin died at the age of 30 from heart trouble. He was buried at his house. Corwins last victim Giles Corey was accused and killed of witchcraft. Giles last words were a uttered curs on Corwin.…

daily. In the film, The Crucible, obedience is found throughout the actions of the townspeople. The results of obedience in the film lead to the deaths of multiple important figures in the town who include; John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Martha Corey. When the group of “afflicted”girls follow the lead of Abigail they are obedient to what they believe to be a higher authority (The Crucible). Sometimes following the lead of what is presumed to be a higher authority is not always the most…