Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ friends and families are pitted against each other in the midst of witch hysteria. Everyone is betraying and accusing fellow 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
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Throughout The Crucible we respond to Miller’s representation of Giles Corey by seeing him as a loyal‚ commendable character. Corey also provides us with a sense of amusement which given the situation is a trait we do not see from many of the characters. Miller makes us respond like this through Corey’s laidback‚ easygoing outlook on life and particularly the witch hunts which are currently occurring; also his loyalty is emphasised through his final sacrifice. In Act 1 our initial impression of Corey is influenced
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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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justice and whose actions served as a model for all the people in Salem. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrayed the character of Giles Corey as a martyr through his strong convictions‚ honesty‚ concern for justice‚ and his willingness to die for these causes. Giles Corey‚ a man of strong beliefs‚ refused to give the authorities the lie they demanded‚ therefore‚ he died a martyr. Unlike many of the people of Salem‚ Giles Corey held fast to his strong convictions. When he believed something was wrong
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reveal another witch. They did‚ and what they said shocked everyone who heard it for it was Martha Corey a new but upstanding member of the congregation. However‚ she had never shown support for the witch trials‚ since she did not believe witches existed. Immediately they sent out to the Corey farm to interview the accused in the hope of clearing up this discrepancy. When she was asked‚ Martha Corey had a sarcastic response to what the girls said. This sarcastic remark disheartened the delegation
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After reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ one cannot help but wonder why when given the chance to confess to the accusations and live‚ did the characters choose to stay firm and die? For people today that question is not easily answered. In the past however‚ this was not a question at all. The answer was found within the strong religious background that most of the accused were raised on‚ and the feeling of pride and honor they felt in their hearts. John Proctor exemplifies the importance of a
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Tituba’s Monologue [Sitting down‚ eyes closed and hands gathered‚ praying] "Dear heavenly father‚ I bow my head down to you now‚ asking you for your forgiveness. I have committed a grave sin even resulting in someone being executed. I wronged you father and I shouldn’t have confessed to having connections with the devil. [Stand up] Who knows now what the results would have been if I was honest and kept to your name until the end. The beatings and all of Mr Hale’s questions were just too much
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Problem Statement Corey the camel has 3‚000 bananas. He has to deliver the bananas 1‚000 miles to the market. For every mile Corey travels‚ he eats one banana. Corey can only carry 1‚000 bananas at one time. For this problem I have to find out how many bananas Corey delivers to the market. Process For my process I used the maximum number of bananas Corey could carry per trip‚ which were 1‚000 bananas in three trips. The first Trip I stopped at 250 miles and stashed 500 bananas. Corey ate 500 bananas
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They’re lying! Why would I poison them? Where would I even... That’s not mine. That’s not mine. Hazel put it there. Admit it‚ you witch‚ you did this! We all saw the results in the WhatsApp group. Your child failed the last maths test. Hey‚ dummy... stop talking rubbish. The results are not out yet. Who’s this? Close your mouth before a fly goes in. Look here‚ next time you and your daughter have tea... remember who the real dummy is. Dummy! Half a million rand and I’ll keep all your
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(A deep‚ lush forest situated on the outskirts of Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ during the spring of 1692. Trees are scattered about‚ with dark green leaves that hang down gracefully from the trees branches. A slight breeze sweeps through the forest‚ causing the leaves to sway and a chill runs through the air. When the curtain rises‚ Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty are cautiously walking into the forest‚ frequently glancing behind them to make sure that they aren’t being followed.) Tituba: Come now‚ children
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