Giles Corey

and Giles Corey must overcome personal tests. The word “crucible” means a severe test or trial. Throughout the play many characters are put to the test to find if they are moral or wicked. John Proctor, the protagonist, has major issues that he must defeat. It seems as if he has everything a Puritan man could desire, a pleasant farm, three sons, and a lovely wife. Proctor is a respected man who…

the play, primarily in act one, that the Putnam family has many unsettled conflicts with the various people of Salem, and that they would falsely accuse these people of Gurevich 2 witchcraft if they had simply had the chance. This is stated when Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam’s Grandfather of constantly “willing land that never belonged to him” (Miller 32). It was also heavily implied that Mrs. Putnam was jealous of Rebecca Nurse who hasn’t lost a single child, while she herself had only one…

by Arthur Miller illustrates this theme. Written during the McCarthey trials of the 1950's it is an allegory to the Salem Witch Trials. This work illustrates the idea that it is nobler to die with integrity then live with compromised principles. Giles Corey makes the ultimate sacrifice for his children. Mary Warren succumbs to…

what they hold worthy of preserving. The Crucible expresses this idea of sacrifice for the individual’s moral compass. In his play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller explores the sacrificial nature of integrity through the characters John Proctor, Giles Corey, and…

If an entire society is against you would you be willing to compromise your integrity to escape strain on your relationship with a community? John Procter stood in a church full of angry and scared Puritans. These Puritans wanted to commit murder and lock people up because they were looking to blame someone for their fear. In the play The Crucible, the author Arthur Miller wrote about the Salem witch trials of 1692. At first glance, this may seem like a story about witches, children, and…

Martha Corey is being prosecuted and questioned by Danforth, Giles Corey, her husband, bursts into the room and objects Danforth’s questions. Giles claims he has proof that his wife is innocent and Putnam is to blame. “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property…And there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land” says Giles (214). Giles describes how Putnam would be the only person to profit if Jacobs dies. By Giles…

Parris is distressed about Proctor and the rest who are condemned to hang. He believes that a revolt is inevitable because Andover, a town also experiencing accusations of witchcraft, overthrew their court. Similarly, Abigail and Mercy fled Salem because they knew that they would be punished for the disarray that was brought upon because the people of Salem would not accept the hangings of honest and good people like Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor. Reverend Parris informs Judge Danforth about…

something bad, then killing them wouldn’t be a sin, it would be a gesture to the town. As a kind gesture to everyone’s safety, the innocent life of Giles Corey was taken due to the spreading of hysteria. Giles Corey refused to confess if he were a witch or not;therefore, his punishment was a slow, painful death. In attempting of making Giles Corey confess, the people had “great stones they lay upon…

witchcraft itself was the giant invisible elephant in the room that caused all this trouble. Rumors lead to lots of confrontations and deaths in The Crucible. Therefore, the rumors concerning the Proctors, the Nurses versus the Putnams, and the Coreys lead to…

Miller. There are several instances where John Proctor, Giles Corey, or Rebecca Nurse were willing to risk their own lives to maintain their innocence. They were willing to be pressed to death by giant stones, hang on the scaffold in front of the entire town, or be branded a witch to save their reputation or the reputation of those they cared about. John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Giles Corey all died to maintain their or others’ reputation. Giles and Rebecca played a large role in standing up…