The Crucible

I'm writing a paper on the crucible and I was wondering if anyone knew of anything in particular to look for about Giles Corey in particular in act 3. Any help?

Hold on. I took ridiculously detailed notes on that book this summer.

So...
Corey Giles: 83, has muscles, inquisitive, powerful

His wife (Martha Giles) was arrested and while being prosecuted, Corey Giles disrupted the prosecution was brought into the Vestry Room by Marshall Herrick. Supposedly he knows something about Law... He had 33 court cases. Lawyer, maybe? He's arrested for disobedience in court. He dies and his sons inherit his land and not the Putnams.

Eh... Hope that was some kind of help.

what exactly do u need to know? didnt read the book? if not get like a cliff notes or spark notes and read that. i passed english 3 that way lol. any questions ask me and i will tell you. i graduated already but i will answer what i can.

You do know the play was a statement about the McCarthy trials, don't you?

He's asking specifically for a character. You have to give us more information on what you want if you want help.

Only thing I remember distinctly about Corey Giles is that he died while being pressed under rocks as a torture device to get information out of him, i think. Iunno, I just remember he died under a stack of rocks in protest.

Around Act 3 is a major shift in the tone of the story. In Act 1 there is this overall fascination with witchcraft, by the time we hit Act 3, there's mass paranoia and time plays a critical role.

Act 3, Scene 1

Giles Corey interrupts the court proceedings and declares that Thomas Putnam is "reaching out for land!" He is removed from the courtroom and taken to the vestry room. (Not surprisingly, Proctor, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse are anxious to present their evidence against Abigail and the girls. The court has just condemned Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse, and, now that Elizabeth is in jail, Abigail has only to wait until Elizabeth’s execution for her plan to be complete.)

Act 3, Scene 2

Giles Corey's deposition is read to the court. Corey accuses Putnam of telling his daughter to lie saying Jacobs used witchcraft. Since the punishment for witchcraft is to hang, and anyone who is hung loses all property rights. Putnam is the only one who can afford to purchase Jacobs' land once it becomes available. (Putnam refuses this claim of course and Danforth asks Corey to prove it.) Corey, however, refuses to say who overheard Putnam say his plans and the court then arrests Corey. (held in contempt.)

(This is a very ironic point in the story since the court has been condeming people without proof all along, and then for Danforth to finally ask for proof....Another ironic happening is when Corey refuses to name the witness who overheard Putnam say he wanted land. A struggle for power in this scene is evident between Corey, Danforth and Putnam. If Danforth would have looked at Corey's disposition instead of dismissing it there was enough information to dismiss the witch-trials all together.)

Act 3, Scene 3

Corey doesn't take part in this scene since he has been arrested. The only connection brought up here is how Danforth willingly dismissed Corey's claim against Putnam because Corey would not reveal his witness, and how Danforth dismisses Proctor's claim that Abigail is a harlot, simply because Elizabeth lies to conceal the affair within this scene. (More Irony here. Danforth is intent on preserving the truth, yet he will not acknowledge the truth when it smacks him in the face. -figuratively speaking of course-)

When I read the Crucible in high school I found it extremely dull and boring. (probably becuase it was an assignment and not for enjoyment.) Looking back on it though, it's a decent story. Now that I'm deep within how the court systems work, it's a nice look at how much our judicial system has changed. Anyhoo, hope this helps. If you have anymore questions about it I'll try to check this thread from time to time.

I applaud if you wrote that yourself, shake my head if you just copy and pasted.

I read that book in 8th grade...I didn't really like it...so I don't really remember anything about the book except that there were supposed witches and stuff

Hmmm it was a copy paste from my high school Act summary notes which I used for my own paper. Some was taken from an online source, (for me to better understand the story myself) but wasn't copied in words. (I had some strict English teachers that would make sure no one copied and pasted.)

So I guess this would be half and half. :cool:

Thanks for the help. Really helped me a lot. Thanks guys :)