The Crucible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not knowing that he had already confessed, Elizabeth lies and denies any knowledge of the affair. ... Elizabeth tells of Giles Corey being pressed to death.
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Danforth replies that postponement or pardons will cast doubt not only on the guilt of the ... Danforth hopes that Elizabeth can persuade him to confess. ... She relates that Giles was killed by being pressed to death by large stones, though he ...
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Then I confess a lie, to buy a life, Which is not life, but only death in life. ... The penalty for refusing to stand for trial was death by pressing under heavy stones. ... a gruesome detail: Giles's "tongue being prest out of his mouth, the Sheriff with his ...
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www.angelfire.com/co2/Silverbadger/witchtrials.html
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In most places, accusations were not related to social status. ... Tortures were used to cause a witch to confess “voluntarily”. ... adding weight until that person confessed to the crime or died of asphyxiation or wounds caused by being pressed.
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www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/confessio...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/confession
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Chinese Pidgin English, 自白书 (confession), 录共 (to take down a confession), 不 打自招 (confess without being pressed, make a confession without duress), ...
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www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/people/gilescorey.html
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... all hanged after being convicted of witchcraft, while Giles Corey was pressed to death ... It was illegal for two reasons: there was no law permitting pressing, and it ... If I confess, then I confess to a lie, to buy a life which is not a life, but only ...
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/04/i...
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Apr 12, 2011 ... Tehran Bureau has not verified these stories and does not vouch for ... to " confess" to being linked with the Mojahedin-e Khalgh Organization.
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www.salemweb.com/memorial/chronology.shtml
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They told me if I would not confess I should be put down into the dungeon and would be ... September 19: Giles Corey was pressed to death for refusing a trial.
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7 hours ago... about it, and only confessed after being pressed about suspicious details.'” ... If Andrew did not come forward and confess at the outset, as he ...
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