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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“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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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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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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bitter and quarrelsome over his boundaries. He shouts to Giles Corey‚ "I’ll have my men on you‚ Corey! I’ll clap a writ on you!" (Miller‚ ) Greediness does not play a role in a time of close-knit societies and in seeking the salvation of God. Putnam displays a threatening tone towards Giles over land. By threatening Giles‚ Putnam begins a cause to get what he believes is his. He immediately becomes a danger to whoever owns land‚ particularly Giles. Putnam disregards all his values in an attempt to gain
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siblings. A similarity between the movie and the book would be that Abigail blames Tituba for speaking to the devil and in Betty’s room all the girls say whom they saw the devil. The book and the movie share another similarity‚ and it would be when Giles Corey had weight put on top of him because they were trying to get some information from him‚ but all he would said was “more weight”. Also‚ when Abigail was in the court at one time she pretended like Mary was hurting her and then all of the other girls
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anything that was out of the ordinary would be considered witchcraft. The people would accuse Mr. Jacobs‚ an old man that could barely walk‚ of climbing into a small girls window with a black man whispering in his ear. Giles Corey Wife would also be accused of witchcraft just because Giles said he was curious about the books she was reading. Arthur Miller creates total chaos in Salem to display a message to the general public that in times of crisis‚ people must remain calm and not jump to conclusions
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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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Giles Corey was a successful farmer and an active member of the Salem church‚ but this reputable model citizen was not looked lightly upon when the word "witch" started floating around. In April of 1692‚ Ann Putnam‚ Jr.‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Abigail Williams pointed a scornful finger at Giles. Ann said that Corey supposedly came to her on the 13th of April and asked her to write in "the devil’s book." She later said that a ghost came to her‚ asking to be avenged against his killer‚ Giles Corey. Corey
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