Question

The Crucible Questions 1) Why does Ruth Putnam go to see Tituba in the first place? 2) Which character displays common sense when evaluating girls after the incident in the forest? 3) What is tragic about Gile Corey's wife Martha being charged as a witch? 4) What 3 characters are known as being cruel? 5) What is significant about the title of the play? 6) What is Reverend Hale's internal conflict?

Answer 1

• 3.The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem in the Province of Massachusetts Bay between 1692-1693. Historians believe the accused witches were victims of mob mentality, mass hysteria and scapegoating.
• As an 80-year old farmer, uneducated, but successful and content in 17th century Salem Village, Giles Corey and his wife Martha lived a pretty uneventful life. However, that all changed when Martha questioned the accusations of the young, pubescent girls who were going around accusing people in the village of witchcraft.
• The girls responded to this outrage by accusing Mrs. Corey of being a witch, because teenagers. In court the girls alleged Martha of having a yellow bird sucking her fingers, and claimed Martha was biting them and scratching them during the trial. Martha Corey was subsequently sent to jail.
• Her husband however, didn’t keep quiet. He knew the risks, knew these girls had the entire village believing their terrible lies, but he went before the magistrate nonetheless to defend his wife’s innocence against the false charges.So, the girls responded by accusing Giles of being a wizard.
• The girls claimed Giles asked Ann Putnam to write in the Devil’s book.It didn’t matter that the girls were making up nonsensical stories, the highly conservative and orthodox peoples of Salem Village were so easily swayed by fear, so the girls totally took the concept of fear mongering to a whole other level.
• Corey's incredible strength of character is shown in the end when he neither confesses to, nor denies, the charges of witchcraft. By doing so, he ensures that his sons can legally inherit his property. Even though he is brutally tortured by having crushingly heavy stones place on his chest, the only thing Giles says is "More weight"
• Now considered a martyr, Corey’s very public death served an important role in shedding light on the injustices of the witch trials, and they ended shortly thereafter.
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