1. Mass Hysteria - The Crucible
The enmity of Parris and Proctor comes up again in Act III when Proctor arrives in the court to try and free his wife and the wives of Francis Nurse and Giles Corey. ... Thomas Putnam's vindictiveness and land-lust is displayed through his reaction to Betty Parris' sickness at the beginning of the play, his arguing with John Proctor and Giles Corey over land soon after, and his denial of Corey's claim that he is killing people for their land. ... This would seem reasonable, until Proctor and Giles reveal that Putnam's grandfather had a "habit of willing land that never belo...
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- Grade Level: High School