GILES COREY

BEGINNING

• He was a strong, bold man.
• Not very intelligent.
• Giles was a very naive man, also.

HIS TEST

• Giles innocently made a comment about his wife reading.
• This caused her to be arrested for witchcraft.
• He tried to reason with the judge in the courtroom.
• He was then arrested for contempt of court.
• Giles felt very guilty and responsible for putting many of the people in jail.

CHANGES

• Giles temper became short in the courtroom.
• He also felt he needed to stand up for what he believed.
• Giles became a stronger will-powered man.

DECISIONS

• Giles was forced to decide if he wanted to live or die.
• He decided it would be better to die, than lie and live.
• He had to decide if he was willing to crack under the pressure like everybody else.

QUOTES

• Most known for saying, "More weight"
• "Aye, and well instructed in arithmetic."
• "Mr Parris I beg you pardon. I never thought you had so much iron in you."