Giles+Corey

- eighty three -knotted with muscle What were his words and thoughts: -Spoke his mind -spoke wisely "I ve changed my opinion of this man,john. Mr.parris, I beg your pardon. I never thought you had so much iron in you" Wat was his main actions? -allowed john to give the court his deposition -goes to court with john and his servant to defend elizabeth and the others -been to court a numerous amount of time in this one year and throughtout his life time being toltaled thirty-nine -died out of honor;allowed weights to be pushed on him until death came upon due to refusing to give up a persons name. How did Giles Corey Interact w/others? -had his likings and those who he did not care for too much -he at times tole people how he really felt when it came to different situations (referring back to the story when he and proctor told putnam about his grandfather when it came to his lumber.) What really was Miller direct comments pertaining Giles Corey? -canny,inquisitive, and still powerful -never overly-religious -did not give a hoot for public opinion -always considered to be right when it came to the court (being in court so many times allowed him to know how it was regulated and all the do's and dont's thats permitted) Was he a minor character or a major character? -Appeared throught the scenes but really did not play in any of the major events -A minor character who was there to help and defend the others. Dyanamic or static? -More of a static character due remaing the same when it came to his personality throught out the crucible. -Not allowing nothing or no one stop him from being who he really was and the way he thought about the whole situation. Was giles coery conflict was internal or external? -Due to being a man who is all abouthis religion his conflict was internal -He stuggled within his feelings with the out of order way the situation was handeled throughtout salem -It all affected his moral beliefs about everything. What was giles corey mainly motivated to do? -Due to giles cory neing a an of order his main motivatin was to have eveything in salem done in order -When it all came to the witnesses,victims, and deaths as a whole he strived that it all would be done the right way -He wanted to get everything in place when it came to the socaiety and the court altogether.
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OVERVIEW:Giles** Corey is an elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits. Giles's wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft, and he himself is eventually held in con-tempt of court and pressed to death with large stones.Because suspicions were at an all-time high, petty accusations were made out to be witchcraft, and bad business deals were blamed on witchery. Among the grudges that help spur the resentment and hostility in the 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 that when his wife is reading, he is unable to say his prayers. However, Reverend Hale takes Giles’ claims the wrong way and Martha Corey is quickly arrested and convicted for witchcraft. In Arthur Miller’s haunting play The Crucible, Giles Corey often announces his feelings without considering the consequences, but redeems himself by refusing to allow the defamation of one of his friends while keeping his property and dignity intact. Giles, one could say, is infamous in the town for causing disputes and attempting to settle those disputes in court. In one instance, Giles is embedded in an argument with Thomas Putnam about land that he believes rightfully belongs to John Proctor. Putnam is informed that his grandfather had a history of willing away land that he did not own. While the argument does not involve him, Giles feels the need to interject when he supports Proctor’s claim by saying, “That’s God’s truth; he nearly willed away my north pasture” The argument becomes so heated that Putnam threatens to clap a writ on Giles. This, of course, seems of little threat to Giles as he has been in court thirty-three times in his life - six times already this year.