Giles Corey and Stacey “More weight.” This quote was said by Giles Corey‚ a character from the crucible‚ while he was in the process of being prosecuted for contempt of court in the Salem Witch Trials. While in jail‚ someone accused Giles of being a witch. He was later pressed to death with rocks. Giles Corey and I have a few personality traits in common such in that we are loyal to or friends‚ stronged willed to an extend‚ and humorous people. Gile Corey and I have similar traits such as being
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Giles Corey: The Truly Honorable Person The Crucible‚ a play written by Arthur Miller‚ is a story that takes place around the Salem witch trials in 1692. The play mainly focuses around the Proctor family‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor are wrongfully accused of witchcraft just like the rest of the town. Giles Corey is a local senior citizen and well known throughout the town‚ he mentions that his wife reads strange books and his wife gets accused even though she just reads. Giles Corey starts to realise
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townspeople. Giles Corey‚ unknowingly put his own wife into jail‚ is the strongest against this hysteria. Amongst the chaos‚ Giles Corey becomes the most fearless and righteous man of Salem because of his stubbornness to protect his friends and family‚ loyalty towards his fellow friends‚ and love for his family. Giles Corey will do everything in his power to protect his family and his
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“I cannot give you no name sir‚ I cannot.”‚ exclaimed Giles Corey in The Crucible‚ as he argued with Governor Danforth about a deposition. Giles Corey is an eighty-three year old resident in the humble town of Salem situated in the state of Massachusetts. Giles Corey is knotted with muscle‚ canny‚ inquisitive‚ and still powerful. Mr. Corey is married to his wife‚ Martha Corey. Giles Corey and myself have many traits in common such as being greedy for more‚ determined in the work that we do‚ and also
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village is one between Giles Corey and Thomas Putnam‚ who argue about a plot of land and its ownership. Once the accusations begin‚ everyone has a reason to accuse someone else of witchcraft. When Putnam’s daughter accuses George Jacobs of witchery‚ Corey quickly notices a motive and claims that Putnam only wants Jacobs’ land. Additionally‚ even the slightest offhand remark can result in the suspicion of one working with the devil. In another example of hasty accusations‚ Giles Corey casually mentions
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you have given yourself to the reading of fortunes‚ Do you deny it?”. She responds saying‚” I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is.” 2.Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam’s of his purpose in promoting the witch trials to be morally unsound. Giles declares‚” Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land!” By yelling this in the courtroom‚ Giles is thrown out and causes quite a commotion. 3.Judge Danforth thinks he is superior and righteous. He has already signed the death warrants for 72 women
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The Crucible. He presents characters from the past and infuses them with renewed vitality and color. Miller demonstrates the horrifying results of succumbing to personal motives and flaws as he writes the painful story of the Salem witch trials. Not only do the trials stem from human failings but also from neglect of moral and religious considerations of that time. Characters begin to overlook Puritan values of thrift and hope for salvation. Focusing on the flawed characters‚ they begin to exhibit land
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Kevin Joseph English 11 Mrs. Kennedy-Brooks Period 3 11/18/09 How does Injustice Negatively Affect a Community? What is injustice? Injustice can be defined as an abuse of power‚ tarnished reputations‚ and death to the innocent. When people in a community are treated differently it makes people feel out of place. It makes them think that they do not belong. The book Honky talks about the author of the book‚ Dalton Conley. His family is the only white family that lives in a predominantly
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had gotten out of hand and the trials and substantiary evidence was ridiculous. The theme of the story was the countless number of lives and reputations ruined because of guilty by association in a society where reputation was very important. Giles Corey‚ an innocent old man‚ refused to confess too and in turn‚ he was pressed to death by heavy stones. He stood up for what was rights and because he died out of the courts proceedings‚ it allowed him to pass on his land to his son rather than having
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The Transformation of Giles Corey Although Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ focuses primarily on other characters‚ Giles Corey presents an interesting view of how circumstances can force a man to examine his own views and step into becoming a staunch advocate for the truth and a role model for others. In his first appearance‚ Corey seems to be a fairly typical cantankerous old man. He arrives with John Proctor in Rev. Parris’s house because he’s curious about the rumors of magic. He asks if
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