It’s a pity, Ezekiel, that an honest tailor might have gone to Heaven must burn in Hell. You’ll burn for this, do you know it?
– Arthur Miller
The Crucible, Act 2. When Ezekiel Cheever arrives at the Proctors’ home to arrest Elizabeth, Giles Corey tells the once honest tailor that he is destined for Hell instead of Heaven. This is because of his collaboration with the corrupt witch trials. Appointed as clerk of the court for the trials, he aids in the dispensing of false justice and death for the innocent accused.