9-2+Townspeople

Townspeople

Your Name: Kaitlin Binder

Characters: 1. Giles Corey 2. Francis Nurse 3. Martha Corey

Choose one of the characters above and answer the following questions from their perspective.

The character I chose was: Giles Corey

1. What is the problem you are faced with? The problem I am being faced with is that my wife is being accused of being a witch. I don't believe that she is and I know that all these people are lying about these so called *witches.* I already brought in a petition with 91 signatures that say that these are good people but no one is LISTENING!!! I also tried to give a deposition and they still say i have no proof.

2. Who do you think is responsible for your problem, and what is motivating them? I think that the girls and the towns person who accused my Martha of bewitchin' his pigs are responsible for my problems. I think what is motivating them is that they don't want to be on the list of the accused and want to save their own loved ones. They are just a bunch of selfish people following what everyone else says instead of thinking for themselves! My Martha is not witch and i'll prove it to them yet.

3. How are you trying to solve your problem, and are you successful? I'm trying to solve my problem by getting a petition with 91 signatures saying that these people being accused are good Christian people. They have never shown any signs of dealing with the Devil. They are absolutely not witches. I was not successful because when I try to show the court this list they say i still have no proof. Also they try to have me arrested for contempt of the court when I was only in a hearing!

4. Is there anything ironic or contradictory about what you know and what you say or do? I think i might be contradicting myself a little because previously I told the men that my wife was acting in an odd way, not saying she was a witch. Now i'm going out of my way trying to tell them that there is no proof to saying she is a witch and that she has never done anything suspicious.

5. When you have completed your questions above, go to your group’s discussion page and post a discussion about how you feel the trial is going so far. Don’t forget to use specific examples, and sign your character’s name.

6. Next, log onto another group’s discussion page and respond to a posting as your character.

Project: Using the program Pages (the inkwell icon on the dock) write either a one page editorial/newspaper or public notice to hang on the church door expressing “your” feelings about the events happening in the town.