Betty Parris

The character Betty Parris pranks an important role in the story of the Crucible. As one of the girls who danced in the forest she is part of the plays central conflict. She is the cause of the towns tidy sum blaming witchcraft in the branch place and she is too part of the reason that most of the characters are killed by the end of the fourth act. Through her actions over the course of the play, Betty is shown to be frightful, easily-manipulated, and an attention-seeker. In the Crucible, one of Bettys main characteristics is her fearfulness.When her father catches her in the woods, she immediately faints to subjugate any punishment and continues to pretend to be in a unconsciousness for a while after. Abigail convinces Reverend Parris that Betty was frightened and then she fainted (pg. 833) but it seems akin what really happened was she was clever enough to avoid being reprimanded. She is also fearful of Abigail. afterwards Betty wakes up, Abigail tells her that Reverend Par ris knows everything and this causes her to springs off the hit the hay, and rush across room to windowpane (pg. 837) because she is afraid of what might happen.She is harassed and struck by Abigail after lecture ab come forward Abigails charm to kill Goody Proctor and this causes her to install to Abigails demands that no one speaks of what she did in the forest. Her fear of Abigail leads to her joining Abigail and the some another(prenominal) girls throughout the rest of the play even though she seems to resent them. some other main characteristic of Betty is her tendency to be easily-manipulated. As one of the members of the congregation of girls who danced in the woods, she be arrests a part of Abigails web of lies and deceit.At first she resists Abigail until Abigail threatens to hump to her in the black of some terrible night (pg. 837) if she says anything about the charm. After that, she follows Abigail and the rest of the girls as they condemn the people of the town as surface as when they lie in the courthouse and pretend to see Marys spirit attacking them. She follows Abigails every action and mimics anything that she does. This lets her lead Betty to do horrible things to people just because Betty is unable to stand up to Abigail.In the Crucible, Betty is also shown to be an attention-seeker. As a younger girl, she has the natural need for people to pay attention to her. This need is further amplified by her lack of mother, which leaves her few people to entertain her. When she is thought to be unconscious, many people come from all over town to visit her. Among these people is Mercy Lewis who claims to harbor wanted to see how Betty is (pg. 836). This may be another reason that Betty joins Abigail and the other girls in their escapades.She just needs the attention that the townspeople give them for condemn all the witches. One thing that shows Bettys attention-seeking is when the psalm can be heard outside of the bedroom, Betty claps he r ear suddenly, and whines loudly (pg. 839). This action convinces everyone that Betty cannot hear the passe-partouts name and the others mark it as a sign of witchcraft. some other example of this trait is shown when all the other girls are shouting out names in Parris house. When Betty begins to convict people with them, she stands on top of her bed as she does it.Even though Abigail and the other girls are all doing the same thing, Betty windlessness wants the attention and so to stand apart from the others she puts herself on a high pedestal to be seen. Through her fainting in the woods, to her participation in Abigails convictions, Betty Parris is shown to be fearful, easily-manipulated, and an attention-seeker. Her role in the Crucible is an important one that drives the plot of ground and is the cause for anyone thinking witchcraft is involved in the first place.