How Is Giles Corey Accused In The Crucible

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In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, many characters are falsely accused of witchcraft, but one character sticks out as resoundingly innocent. Giles Corey was accused because he would not betray a friend to the court. At the beginning of Act III, Giles, Francis Nurse, and John Proctor enter the court to plead for their wives’ innocence (1316). They carry with them a deposition signed by Mary Warren saying that she never saw any spirits (1318). The court refuses to accept the deposition. Further into Act III, Giles enters the court with another deposition (1322) that accuses Thomas Putnam of forcing his daughter to accuse another member of the town, George Jacobs, of witchery in order to gain his lands (1323). Giles refused to give the court