He wants to get revenge! ;]
a land grab
Giles Corey was married to Martha Corey but in what year
Giles is expelled for interrupting the case by shouting at Thomas Putnam over land disputes.
Giles Corey along with his wife, Martha Corey were accused of practicing witch craft. They were both killed, Giles in 1692.
Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam, saying that he was overheard telling his daughter to accuse George Jacobs of witchcraft so that he can buy his land when he is prosecuted
a land grab
Giles is expelled for interrupting the case by shouting at Thomas Putnam over land disputes.
Giles Corey was married to Martha Corey but in what year
Giles Corey along with his wife, Martha Corey were accused of practicing witch craft. They were both killed, Giles in 1692.
Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam, saying that he was overheard telling his daughter to accuse George Jacobs of witchcraft so that he can buy his land when he is prosecuted
Use the whole witchcraft scandal to try to get more land
Giles corey was martha corey husband and john procters friend. Giles corey was introduced into the story because he was an actual uncommitted victom in the salem witch trils.
Giles Corey. His wife is then accused of witchcraft because of this. Hence why he goes to plead with Governor Danforth in Act 3 of 'The Crucible'
Giles Corey has figured out the real reason for the witch hunt, which is to steal land. He delivers a signed petition from many people saying some of the accused witches are not witches, and that greed is a motivation for them to be arrested and /or executed. Fearing the truth will come out, he is expelled from court.
In Act I, John and Giles Corey get into an argument with Thomas Putnam about his land. According to John and Giles, Putnam claims that he owns land that does not belong to him.
1611
canadian