Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land.... Thomas Putnam had no reason at all to accuse his neighbour other than his own wretched greed. This is clearly seen when Giles Corey continues to expose Thomas Putnam for his treacherous acts, "This man is killing his neighbours for their land!... In fact, Giles gets arrested and forced by some people of authority to give up the name of whoever gave him the evidence pointing at Thomas Putnam. ... Thomas Putnam shortly buys his land and fulfills his devious plan. ...

• Word Count: 987
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I have come to reason that the three people most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent death of innocent people are Abagail Williams, Ruth, Thomas Putnam and Reverend Parris. ... Says Betty Putnam to Abagail when she awakes from her trance. ... I believe Thomas Putnam wanted and did blame Proctor because he wanted to get more wood and hand off proctor, and the only way he could do this was by accusing Proctor of being an acquaintance of the devil. Putnam was also one of the people to be pushing Parris to continue the hunt for people who had communicated with the devil. ... These ...

• Word Count: 551
• Approx Pages: 2

In the play The Crucible a lot of people lost their lives because they had pride. ... One thing is he would not give Danforth the name of the person who told him that Thomas Putnam was trying to get rid of the people in the town so that he could buy their land when they are gone. ... In conclusion the people who were hanged in The Crucible that I have named in this paper could have prevented their own death if it were not for their pride. ...

• Word Count: 820
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In The Crucible, people conform under pressure in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. ... Thomas Putnam holds a couple grudges against Francis Nurse. ... Putnam's brother-in-law from becomming minister of Salem. As a result of these disputes, Putnam hates Francis Nurse. ... Putnam remains dissatisfied. ...

• Word Count: 1056
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School