Betty Parris could also be considered the person who was most responsible for the chaotic witchcraft situation by the end of act 1 in the Crucible. During the moment when she was rested in bed faking she was in a “coma” the entire focus point of act 1 is in Betty’s bedroom. Arthur Miller paints a picture in this scene “Betty, on the bed, whimpers. Abigail, turns to her at once.”(1097). Betty is worried about what has happened with the situation although Parris, (her father) is not worried about her but of his own reputation. In this scene Betty shows a sign of witchcraft “I’ll fly to mama. Let me fly! She raises her arms as though to fly and streaks for the window, gets one leg out” (1097). Yes this quote is slightly long however you can look
