...When analyzing the character of Giles Corey in The Crucible, it is probable that the reader portrays him as a comical hero on the surface. However, the perception of Giles Corey that Arthur Miller, the author, wants the reader to realize goes a lot further than being just a comical hero. Throughout the play, the changes and development of Giles Corey are displayed through both his actions and his words. Upon closer examination of these actions, it is without a doubt that Giles Corey can be defined as a dynamic character. When Giles said, “More weight” (Miller 1227) , he revealed how he changed from someone who is outspoken and foolish in the beginning to someone who becomes a tragic hero by defending his family and friends. He accomplished...
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...The word “crucible” is defined as a severe test or trial, or a vessel that can withstand intense heat and is used for melting substances. In the play written by Arthur Miller called the “Crucible”, the word applies to many characters as they progress and attempt to resolve their conflicts. During the play, we watch as the town of Salem has a witch hunt hysteria in which many Puritans are falsely accused by teenage girls. The word crucible is significant to the consequences that Mary Warren, Giles Corey, and John Proctor go through during this time of mass hysteria. Mary Warren was one of the girls that was found conjuring spirits in the forest with Tituba and the other girls. However, when she made a poppet for Elizabeth Proctor, she accused Elizabeth of making it in order to avoid being blamed of hurting Abigail.. This led to Mary becoming one of the main accusers of witchcraft in Salem. “Proctor: ‘We will slide together into our pit; you will tell the court what you know.’ Warren: ‘I cannot, they’ll turn...
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...John Proctor, one of the main characters in The Crucible, has a crucible moment after having an affair with Abigail. Although John and Elizabeth are married, he cheats on her with Abigail. Proctor’s crucible moment within the play happens when he has to make a decision to either tell his wife about the affair, or keep it a secret, and feel guilty for the rest of his life. Because John can not forgive himself after the affair, he decides to tell Elizabeth about what happened. John Proctor passes the crucible test because he did the right thing even though his relationship with his wife will never be the same. Now that Elizabeth knows the truth, John now feels guilty about what he has done because his wife is upset with him. The wrong thing John...
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...In the town of salem, many people are known for being good people, and with good character. Some of these characters are odd good,and some are dark. There are many important things that happen in the crucible, and there are many important characters in the crucible that i will be talking about in the. All these characters are important in the crucible because they all have to deal with a big part in the crucible. The three characters that i will be talking about from the book are john proctor, abigail williams, and giles corey. All these characters have an important role in the crucible and i feel like you should know about these characters. My first character that i will be talking about is abigail because she is one of the most important characters in this book. Abigail is really concerned with her reputation because she knows that she is lying about the whole thing but abagaile just doesn't want to get in trouble. This starts to change the way abagail acts because she doesn't want to get in trouble she acts like this with all the other girls because she doesn't want any of the other girls telling people about what they did in the woods with tituba. Abigail's situation is different now because she had nothing to hide but now that she got caught dancing in the woods with tituba and all the girls she is lying saying that all they did was...
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...The protagonist of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor, passes his extreme test because he is willing to put his life and reputation at risk to free Elizabeth from all of her troubles. John’s past affair with the jealous Abigail Williams is no secret to Elizabeth. Determined to do anything she can to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft, Abigail makes up many lies about her like accusing her of implanting a needle in a doll. John finally sees that there is only one way to stop the hysteria in Salem: to admit his sin of adultery. “I have known her, sir. I have known her”(1145). Proctor faces one of his crucible moments in the play, when he tells the court he committed the crime of adultery, and he passes. He confesses in front of the court and the judges that he himself was an adulterer. Proctor feels he owed this to Elizabeth. He wants to make up for...
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...The Major Impact of Minor Characters The smallest things can have the greatest impact. In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller minor characters impact the plot of the play significantly. In situations of mass hysteria such as the Salem witch trials every word on the topic is believed to be the truth. Giles Corey says that he is worried because his wife is reading books everyone immediately assumes it is witchcraft. When Mary Warren is being set up to look like a witch and confesses that she works with the devil out of fear of being hanged she provides the judges with false information that Lucifer is in Salem. Tituba confesses that she works with the devil making anyone that is accused of being a witch that doesn’t confess seem guilty. These minor characters’ actions are the reason the Salem witch trials found so many innocent people guilty....
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...A constant theme of “The Crucible” is the importance of reputation. Danforth, Proctor and Giles all have the motive to keep their reputation, even if it kills them. Judge Danforth makes a point how important his reputation is with his power in court. John Proctor refuses to confess his adultery and sentence innocent people under his name to death. Giles Corey ends up dying because he speaks up for his wife who is innocent. Every single one of these characters keeps their importance of reputation until their death or the end of “The Crucible”. Judge Danforth is the regular judge of the court in Salem. He accuses Giles wife of witchcraft and many others. If he doesn’t execute them, that will prove that he is wrong which will ruin his reputation. So he has to get rid of anyone else that may question his motives and why he does what he does. “Danforth: In that case, I have no choice but to arrest you for contempt of this court, do you know that? Giles: This is a hearing; you cannot clap me for contempt of a hearing. Danforth: Oh, it is a proper lawyer! Do you wish me to declare the court in full session here? Or will you give me good reply?”(Act...
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...ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Crucible can be defined as a severe test or trial, or a vessel that can withstand intense heat and is used for melting substances, the title symbolizes how the characters in the play oppose the public's opinion and withstand their hatred towards them. John Proctor and Giles Corey comprise the characteristics of a strong person who stand for what they believe in without backing down from a fight. Throughout the novel Proctor and Giles repeatedly deny practicing witchcraft in order to keep their name pure in the eyes of God. John Proctor is one of the essential characters in the play that endures many...
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...waste in its wake. Throughout the ages vengeance has played an important role in history and literature. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the theme vengeance is portrayed as neighbor turns on neighbor. First, as the theme vengeance reoccurs throughout the play The Crucible many people end up turning on each other to exact their revenge. For example, Hale is in the home of the Proctors when he brings up how Rebecca Nurse’s and others names got brought up in court. Then Francis Nurse the husband of Rebecca Nurse enters the house following Giles Corey to inform them about his wife’s arrest, Francis exclaimed, “For the marvelous and supernatural murder of Good Putnam’s babies”(Miller 1175)....
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...Salem Witch Trials where people were segregated simply on suspicion of witchcraft. Two eye-opening, fictional retellings of this tragedy are The Crucible...
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...In the Crucible, Arthur Miller displays how hasty generalizations creates hysteria of witchcraft and ruins honest reputations. As John and Elizabeth Proctor discuss the recent issue of witchcraft in Salem, Giles Corey and Francis Nurse rush in appearing troubled. They both claim that their wives have been wrongly convicted of witchcraft and have been taken to jail. Giles explains that Mr. Walcott once had a pig that died right after he purchased it from Mrs. Corey. He continues by mentioning how his wife informed Mr. Walcott that his pigs won’t live long unless he feeds them. Giles share Walcott’s conviction against his wife, exclaiming, “Now he goes to court and claims that from that day to this he cannot keep a pig alive for more than four...
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...23 April 2018 The Crucible Essay One connection that is often overlooked is that Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in the late nineteen forties and early nineteen fifties at a time when America had developed a newfound fear of communism and politicians were investigating people, accusing them of being communists and wrongly prosecuting them. It has been said that Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible because he was fascinated with the Salem Witch Trials and because he wanted to remind people who had forgotten about the fear and shame that resulted from so many innocent people who were found guilty of being witches and hanged. Arthur Miller used his writings in the Crucible to tell the world that a community...
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...Giles Corey believes they should move on and it the trials have been blown out of proportion, he even says to Reverend Parris, “It suggests to the mind what the trouble to be among us all these years. To all: Think of it.Wherefore is everybody suing everybody else? Think on it now, it’s a deep thing, and dark as a pit. I have been six times in court this year―”(The Crucible, pg 31) He in trust asked about a weird book his wife was reading and nothing uneventful happened to Martha, his wife, questioned the accusations of all the teen girls who are going around accusing people in the village of witchcraft in order to save themselves or revenge. When his wife went to jail for false accusations, but Giles didn’t stay quiet. He knew the risks because the whole village was on the girls side, believing their lies, nonetheless he went ahead of the judge and the villagers to prove his wife's innocence. Imagine him above everyone that believes he is a crazy-old man who comes to overthrow the court. Danforth says to Giles, “And how do you imagine to help her cause with such contemptuous riot? Now be gone. Your old age alone keeps you out of jail for this.” ,but Giles won’t leave without a fight because his morals are better than that. This eighty year old farmer, known as the most ‘comical hero’ in history is most well known for his death, Giles Corey was pressed to death after being arrested for contempt because he wouldn’t...
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...The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller. He stated that “the real story” of the Salem witch trials is to be found in “the breaking of charity” within a human community. In the play, John Proctor and Giles Corey had both broken charity. Initially, by being noncommittal, John Proctor had broken charity with his wife. By the prologue, he had an affair with Abigail, one of the despicable accusers. Proctor declares, “God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat” (1259). By committing adultery, John had betrayed and hurt his loved ones. The single action factored into the witch trials that tore apart the community. It was an action that led to the later accusations and hysteria. Next, Giles Corey had betrayed his spouse. Giles shamefully admits, “ I have broken charity with the woman, I have broke charity with her” (1250). He had unknowingly caused the death of his wife. Giles had told another person that his wife had been reading strange books. Giles stated, “I mentioned my wife’s name once and I’ll burn in Hell long enough for that” (1254). The one statement led to her accusation. By telling another person of their personal information, he had broken charity with her. Finally, John Proctor and Giles Corey had both betrayed their wives, yet regret it. Furthermore, the two men were forced to pay for their unfaithfulness with their lives. Arthur Miller meant that betrayal shatters relationships and destroys communities. Today, “the breaking of charity” can most...
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...If the modern American judicial system sent people presenting a defense in a case to jail for contempt against the court, it would be a wholly corrupt and unconstitutional scurrility. If the same courts were to judge the accused based upon the laws of the Christian Bible, it would violate, so blatantly, the first amendment of the American Constitution, and there would surely be some sort of uprising, or even an insurrection, among the people of the nation. But, 400 years ago, in the prerevolutionary English colonies of North America, especially in the area of New England, theocratic law and highly prejudiced courts were affluent. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Miller uses despicable characters, such as Danforth, to send ethical messages to...
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