Giles Corey

"First they came for the Communists, - but I was not a communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, - but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, - but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me." Although this poem by Martin Niemoller speaks about the failure of good people to act soon enough against the Nazis, it could also apply to the characters of…

It is a generally accepted fact that the judicial system will treat everyone fairly if they ever have to encounter it. This belief does not always hold true. For example, during McCarthyism of the forties to fifties, the hearings twisted logic and was governed by fear. Many people noticed this abuse of power and decided to speak out. One of those people was Arthur Miller. He remembered stories about the Salem witch trials and saw similarities. He then wrote The Crucible in the time period…

KP In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, presents many elements of truth versus faith. Normally people connect these words as if they are one in the same, however, this play demonstrates flaws of both meanings that in the end invoke strong emotion and a reality that life hangs in the balance between gift and curse. Since the early ages people have wanted an explanation on ‘why’ things happened. They never focused on ‘how’ they happened until centuries passed. Therefore they created…

The Crucible, a four-act play written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is only a slightly fictional reenactment of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in Massachusetts in 1692. In gory detail, Arthur Miller’s play not only captures the truth on the terrible events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, but his inspiration for writing it, the McCarthy Trials, reminds us how quickly history is able to repeat itself. Miller begins The Crucible, “in the spring of the year 1692.” (Miller, 1953) Reverend…

The Former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said, “A trial without witnesses, when it involves a criminal accusation, a criminal matter, is not a true trial” (“Accusation Quotes”). This quote relates to all the untrue allegations of the McCarthyism cases and the book The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. McCarthyism was led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, they were accusations made by him during the 1950s against people that had a chance of being a communist. In the book, The Crucible, Abigail…

Characters like Proctor and Giles strongly contrast those such as Parris and Abigail through their acceptance or denial to use fear as a grasp to cement their position of authority above others in their community. When fear is let into people 's lives they are faced with two choices…

It's rather disappointing to see that despite all the hysteria that ensues the world which should bring the goodness in people, some individuals are still concerned only for themselves. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, readers can see several instances of this phenomena. The play describes a somewhat dramatized depiction of the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Many inhabitants in the town of Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft by individuals who were seeking their own selfish…

Imagine that one Sunday morning, in early seventeenth century America, you wake to find the threat of a rainstorm later in the day looming in the sky. Not wanting to be caught on the road when the storm hits, your husband decides to skip church (just for today, of course) and try to get the harvest in before the frost hits. After watching him work in the fields for a long, hard day, you are relieved to find that the rain never came. But upon returning to your house, you find an official waiting…

Many communities across the world perceive the act of witchcraft with negative notions with some communities showing total disagreement with the act. Even though the act of witchcraft is considered ungodly in many communities, some individuals in the society still practice it. In such situations, after the witches or sorcerers are caught they face the full wrath of the community. A colony in Massachusetts experienced massive hysteria when citizens began accusing women of witchcraft. Today we…

those people then it would have been strictly enforced. The lake of faith in Rev. Hale’s testament was made clear through the deaths of the 15 accused witches, the townspeople threatening Reverend Parris’s life, and the horrific and graphic death of Giles…