Who Is Giles Corey In The Crucible

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“I’ll cut your throat, Putnam, I’ll kill you yet!” Giles Corey from The Crucible. Giles Corey said this because he was determined to see justice for the men Thomas Putnam has accused for witchcraft just for their land. They were sentenced Martha Corey to hang was why he was in the court to begin with so he could keep her from being hanged. Giles Corey was an 83 year’s, stubborn old man, who was pressed to death for not saying “Aye” or “Nay”. He was charged with attempt of court trying to prove his wife's innocences. He felt bad for telling hale about her reading strange books and having it spread throughout the town and Willcott decided to accuse her of cursing his pigs. He was a hardworking old man because he helps his good friend John Proctor. …show more content…

Because of this they charged him with attempt of court. Maybe my determined side is what gets me in trouble a lot. I show my determination when it comes to challenges between my friends and me. Most of the time my determination get’s a “little” out of control especially when it comes to protect my friends. I let it out when I have to find away to help them out with their problems or if they just need to talk about a problem that they are having inside or outside of school. There are time I almost get into fights with my friends because I try to help them out with their situation that they are going through. I would even jump into a fight in order to protect my friends no matter what happens I would be there for my …show more content…

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. That might be why I get in trouble a lot. The last, time I instigated a fight was with my mother things didn’t end that well. I got kicked out of the house for the day . It was over nothing at all it was over her freaking out on us for the past week and I had enough so we went at it and she won as always. Another time I instigated a fight it was between me and Alyssa all because she too much of a coward to say things to my face. She mad me so mad when everyone started telling me what she said about me that I snapped on her. That was the most interesting lunch we had in awhile. I started yelling at her calling her a coward for not saying the things she said about me to my face. Let’s just say things got a “little” out of control between us that day neither one of us held