Giles Corey

Take Maratha Corey from The Crucible for example. Martha’s accusation of being a witch is based entirely on the simple fact that she was reading her book. Giles Corey, her husband, thought that it was so peculiar that a woman was reading, that he couldn’t even focus on saying his prayers. Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris(both males), regarded…

confusion in the courts and caused most individuals to be convicted of witchery and the accusations resulted in hangings. The mob mentality practiced by the girls led by the ring leader Abigail Williams convicted good people such as Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, and Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail was seen as showing violence against the other girls of the group by hitting them and scolding them shown in act 1 where Abigail hits Betty to get her to stop acting strange. This is also shown in act 3…

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller created two literary works that were set in the early days of the Puritan religion. The novel, which is the Scarlet Letter, is a literary work about a woman committing her sin and living it on a day to day basis. The Crucible, is a play that is about false accusations against people who have to pay the ultimate price, which is death, for these allegations. The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible have kindred attributes, such as views of religion, dealings of sin…

fifty hard-handed landowner who has a “vindictive nature [that] was demonstrated long before the witch-craft began”(14). Accusing others of witchcraft helped Putnam to add to his wealth by buying their lands at lower prices. This is revealed when Giles Corey, a successful farmer, uncovers Putnam's real intentions to get more land “This man is killing his neighbors for their land!”(96). Therefore, Putnam uses the hysteria that was going on in Salem for his own benefit. This is revealed when…

and explain the troublesome events that are happening in this village. 8. Giles is referring to how everybody in the village doesn 't seem to think twice about prosecuting, double crossing and condemning their neighbor of all manner of things. He is referring to the fact that everyone has little grievances and discontents with people in the town, and they express that disagreement in the form of lawsuits. Symbolically Giles is saying that people 's greed and lust for vengeance on their own…

In the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, fear and hysteria overpowered all reason and logic and led to the massacre of nineteen people. Already filled with fear and instinctual need to survive in an unknown world, and with fear of Native Americans and the Devil circling in their heads; this town was destroyed by the introduction of the idea of witchcraft. Accusation after accusation, false confession after false confession, the town authorities who delivered the scourge of God in the fight…

The Crucible is a fun tale which tells of the Salem Witch Trials. These, of course, involved much bloodshed. Put simply, the Salem Witch Trials arose because some girls were accused of witchcraft and stated that they weren’t witches but that these people are, and they pointed out some other people who then pointed out more and more, confessed, or were hanged. The entire event was chaos, and, obviously, none of them were really witches considering the fact that witchcraft is nonexistent.…

There were many people who died, but Giles Corey was the only one to be pressed by rocks. This brought the conflict of the Salem Witch Trials. More than 200 people were accused of witchcraft with 20 people killed as they were proven guilty. Many were hung, as others were left to die in prison. The conflict began when many girls of Salem acted possesed. In February of 1692, the doctor concluded that the girls in Salem were “bewitched”. Salem community members used the conflict of the Salem Witch…

and befuddled the world. Now, by God’s grace, the shining sun is up, and them that fear not light will surely praise it.” That quote was by Danforth. This quote means the attitude of the witch trials. Since they are conducting witch trials if Giles Corey or John Proctor question the court, the court can say that they are an enemy to the court. At the witch trials the charges on Elizabeth Proctor were dropped and all turned to John Proctor for witchcraft. John Proctor…

McCarthyism is a term used to describe the actions of US Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House of Un-American Committee during the span of the Second Red Scare. Lasting from 1947 to 1956, this movement was characterized by political oppression as well as a campaign led by Senator McCarthy spreading fear that America was under serious influence from the Communist party. He convinced a majority of the nation that many of those in impactful positions such as governmental figures or even the local…