Arthur Miller's well known 1953 play, "The Crucible" is an allegory of McCarthyism. Giles Corey is a character in the play based on an actual man named Giles Corey. Corey and his wife were accused of practicing witchcraft. They were tried for this crime. Corey rushed into the courtroom to try and defend his wife from the charges. He ran in screaming at the judge.
He said that they were being accused so that his neighbors could obtain his land. Giles refused to relent, and he is later thrown in jail. He ends up being pressed to death. His accusers placed huge stones on his chest until he died, and his last words supposedly were, "more weight."
