Wednesday, March 27, 2013

What were Giles Corey's dying words in The Crucible?

In this telling of the story, Giles Corey's last words are
"more weight."  This makes sense because of the way that he is killed.  He is killed by
being pressed to death.  They piled rocks up on his body until he was no longer able to
breathe and he suffocated to death.  So, at the end, he was still telling them to add
more weight to the pile.


This shows us what a strong
character Corey had.  He remained defiant even until the moment that he died.  He was
still telling them, in essence, "bring it on, I can take it..."

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