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Q: Why is Betty pretending to be ill in the crucible?
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Who is betty in The Crucible by Arthur Miller?

Betty Paris, is the daughter of Reverend Paris in "The Crucible." In the movie and book, Betty is ''ill'' from dancing in the woods. Betty is unable to move or talk. This is the first sight in Salem of witchcraft.


In the book the crucible why does Betty start screaming?

Betty saw spirits.


What did rebecca do to betty in the cruciable?

Rebecca knew that Betty and Abigail were making it up, and as Betty was pretending to be unconscious and hysterical on the bed, Rebecca touched Betty's shoulder and she calmed down; the people took this as a sign that she had cast a spell on Betty and was a witch and had then removed it.


In what condition is Betty in from The Crucible by Arthur Miller?

Betty Parris only pretends to be ill in the first act of the play, 'The Crucible'. She does so after her father Rev. Samuel Parris finds her and a cousin, Abigail dancing in the forest, along with Tituba, a slave. With her feigned illness cries of witchcraft evolve in the town, causing innocent people to be put to death.


What does betty want in The Crucible?

He wants to get his meat wet.


What does Betty fear punishment for in The Crucible?

Fears Abigail


Why did Reverend Parris send for a doctor as the play begins in The Crucible by Arthur Miller?

Reverend Parris sends for a doctor because his ten-year-old daughter, Betty, is ill and will not wake up.


In the crucible Where did the events that led to Betty's illness occur?

The forest


Who was rumored to fly over Ingersoll's barn in the crucible?

Betty


One symptom shown by the afflicted girls betty parris and Ruth putnam get in the story The Crucible?

The Crucible Act 1


Betty in the crucible?

In The Crucible, Betty is Reverend Parris's ten-year-old daughter. Betty falls into a strange stupor after Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the forest with Tituba. Her illness and that of Ruth Putnam fuel the first rumors of witchcraft.


What is Betty Harris the first to do in the crucible?

You mean Betty Parris. She is the first to claim she has been visited by the spirits of witches.