Giles Corey throughout the entire play proves he is the comic relief master. He is most likely the one to turn the reader’s very serious and dramatic scene into a few comical lines. In act III of The Crucible, during what a dramatic court scene that consists of everyone accusing each other, Giles Corey accusing Mr. Putnam of forcing his daughter to accuse another women. Mr. putnam responds by telling the judge that this accusation is a lie to which Giles responds by saying, "A fart on Thomas Putnam, that is what I say to that!" (Miller 96). It is shown through the play that no one enjoys the presences of Thomas Putnam so Giles does what no one else will and make a joke out of him. Giles is the only with the guts to say it against someone with