‘More weight!’ (Miller 186). These are the last words to come out of Cory Giles as stones are being placed upon his chest in a bid to force him to comply to the interrogators by agreeing to the accusations and giving up his friends after they are accused of practicing witchcraft. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953 depicting the life of a man that was accused of witchcraft, and all the misfortunes that followed him from that point in his life. He stands trial for his supposed crime and proceedings end up being very interesting. The story is based on the real witch hunt chronicles that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1962, also known as the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller developed this play during the Red …show more content…
The crucial moment came for Giles Corey to plead guilty as expected by the jury. This moment would determine the fate of Giles Corey’s family since his fate had already been decided. In case he pleaded guilty, his property would be excommunicated from the Christian community and his property would be snatched from him. However, in case he denied he would still be considered a Christian and his property would remain in his hands. The two versions recorded provide different accounts of his fate as far as Christianity is concerned. The book and history records provide contradictory information about his status probably due to inaccurate records or speculation. History records Corey’s stand using the following quote, “During his torture, on September 18, Giles Corey was excommunicated from the church on equivocal grounds. The church documents argue that he was either guilty of witchcraft or suicide due to his choice to endure legal torture rather than enter a plea” (Brooks). The history records came to the assumption that Corey was an excommunicated wizard who did not belong to the Christian religion. This means that he was not a part of the Christian community the moment he decided to go through the legal torture, for two reasons. The first reason was that he was guilty of practicing witchcraft, and the second reason was that he had chosen to commit suicide. Both of these reasons, at the time, were enough to warrant an excommunication from the Christian body. The reasons given by the book differ with those in history. The book records that Giles underwent the same test, where he was expected to plead guilty but he refused. The significance of the book is what is different from the historical records since the book does not have such a harsh ending for him as far as the issue of Christianity is concerned. According to the book, his fate is different and is explained by the
All she did was read books not knowing that something bad would come out of it. He ever went back to the court to try and show them that the books have nothing to do with witchcraft; this all leads to him being convicted by the courts for witchcraft and he can’t do anything now to help himself or his
Arthur Miller, a playwright, wrote The Crucible, a dramatized and fictionalized play. The setting took place in Salem, Massachusetts, during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. The play is about the witch trials, which started due to the jealousy and lust of Abigail Williams, the leader of the witchcraft trial, wanting to have John Proctor, the main protagonist, again. At the end of the play, Proctor is led to his hanging. Throughout the play, there are many events that had helped him made his decision.
Giles Corey and I are both instigators because we cause the fights that we get into so we can protect the people we love. Giles Corey was an instigator in the court when they threatened him with contempt of court. He told them that they couldn’t do that because the court wasn’t incision at the time. Danforth said that they would make it an active court if he doesn’t tell them what they want to know. Giles Corey didn’t so they charged him with contempt of court.
Giles Corey is an old eager to fight resident of Salem… Giles fate turns tragic when he, in a way, accuses his wife of witchcraft, when he out loud wonders about the strange books that she reads at nights. He isn’t very educated and is on his third wife, Martha. Since he isn’t very educated he cannot read the way that his wife does, and is suspicious because the other two wives he had did not read like Martha either. He then asks Reverend Hale a simple question that is misinterpreted.
From the judges' point of view, you are either with God or your with the Devil. People convicted of witchcraft usually confess under torture or because they just don't want to die. The latter case is usually a lie that permits to escape death but involves someone else's name. This is for example the case of Tituba who says she saw other women with the Devil: "Aye, sir, a good Christian" (37) and "I don't know, sir, but the Devil got him numerous witches" (39). This example shows all the hypocrisy of people who call themselves good and permit judging others, but when the situation gets warm, they are capable of anything that would save them, including buying their freedom with someone else's life.
Hysteria in Salem The Crucible is a play written by American author, Arthur Miller, in 1953. It is a somewhat fictional play about the Salem Witch Trials. Miller wrote it as an allegory to the Red Scare, the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism. Miller himself was blacklisted for refusing to testify in front of the HUAC, a committee that was created to investigate any person who might be a communist.
Adultery, secrets, and witchcraft combine to equal a recipe for disaster. The Crucible is a classic play written by Arthur Miller. The play began in a Puritan settlement in Salem, Massachusetts. A group of girls are found dancing in the woods by the town minister, Reverend Parris. They realized that there will be a hefty punishment because of their actions so they claim that they were being possessed by witchcraft.
Although, Giles Corey was accused he refused to admit nor deny being a part of witchcraft resulting in a harsh punishment. An example from the play “He would not answer aye or nay to his indictment; for if he denied the charge they’d hang him surely, and auction out his property. So he stand mute, and died Christian under the law. And so his sons will have his farm.” (135) this shows Giles denied the choices to keep his land so his sons would not lose their home.
The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller to compare his own life experiences to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. In the Crucible, young girls in Salem Village start to act in strange ways. They blame their behavior on witchcraft and begin to accuse certain people they do not like or get along with of practicing witchcraft on them. The community in Salem is very religious and fear the Devil and his powers. so even without evidence against the convicted people, the community believed the girls and executed all that were accused of witchcraft.
In 1692 hundreds of people were sitting in jail for being witches, but none of them were really witches. An author named Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible based of the true events of the Salem witch trials. In the play some girls get in trouble for dancing in the woods. They claim the witches were making them do these bad things. The girls accused a lot of people and got a lot of people of hang for being witches.
The Crucible was created in 1953, which shows the story of the Salem witch trials. This event occurred in Massachusetts Bay around the time1692-1693. The plot of the crucible started when a group of girl claimed that they were dancing in the forest with Tituba (slave). The girls were caught by Reverend Parris (Minister). Parris’s daughter (Betty), ends up falling in a coma but we later found out that she was faking being in a coma because she was scared that she going to get in trouble.
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A village of the Puritans where religion ran every aspect of society, also the place where the historic Salem Witch Trials occurred. The Salem Witch Trials were a mass hysteria where the villagers wildly accused their neighbors of conspiring with the Devil and casting spells to ruin daily life. The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller because of his personal experience. Earlier in his life, Miller was being trialed by a court for being a communist put through his own personal crucible about his beliefs which inspired him to write this play.
Danforth explains his inability to free the accused people because, “twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just,” (Miller 129). In saying this he admits that a person can only avoid a hanging by confessing to witchcraft even if their statement contains no truth. Combining this notion with the one he declared earlier displays the hypocritical nature of Danforth when put in this hysterical
[Title]: [Subtitle] The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller about the witch trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692. In the play Miller uses metaphors, dramatic irony, and symbolism in order to convey the reoccurring theme that mass hysteria causes distrust among communities. Throughout the play Miller uses metaphors in several occasions. In Act II Reverend Hale says to John Proctor, “Theology, sir is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be considered small,” (64).
“ Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ”- Lord Acton. The Crucible is a four act play written in 1953 by Arthur Miller.