He died by being tortured by Danforth and the Court. They tortured him by laying stones on top of him until the pressure gave way and kill him. His last works were "more weight", in other words, "I'm not telling you anything!"
act 4
In act 4, he got stoned to death because he wouldn't admit something. He got stoned to death by Danfurth and the Court
Giles Corey was one of the six men executed during the Salem Witch trials 18th September 1692
Giles died because he wouldn't answer the charges against him. He died being pressed by stone with his last words being "more weight"
He was hung with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, but they never mention it in the book.
act 4
In act 4, he got stoned to death because he wouldn't admit something. He got stoned to death by Danfurth and the Court
Giles Corey was one of the six men executed during the Salem Witch trials 18th September 1692
He was crushed to death by stone weights
Giles Corey, who was approximately 80.
Giles Corey, who was around 80.
Giles died because he wouldn't answer the charges against him. He died being pressed by stone with his last words being "more weight"
He was hung with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, but they never mention it in the book.
In the Crucible he is portrayed as a tempered but honorable man, giving evidence critical to the witch trials. His wife Martha (executed on September 22, 1692) was one of the nineteen people hanged during the hysteria. In The Crucible, Giles felt guilty about the accusation of his wife because he had told a minister that Martha had been reading strange books, which was discouraged in that society. He was pressed to death. That means that they would lay him down on ta stone palette and ask him if he was a witch. If he said no, they would put a stone on him and ask again again, placing another stone on him each time he refused. This process went on until he suffocated or his rib cage caved in. If you want to learn about the real Giles Corey, I suggest you google him.~B~
Giles Corey was accused of witchcraft. When he went to trial he refused to make a plea, similar to the innocent and guilt of our day. That meant they couldn't try him. The tried pressing him under stones to force him to speak. He never did and the weight finally crushed him on September 19th, 1692.
Giles Vandeleur died in 1978.
Giles Healey died in 1980.