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The Crucible Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for The Crucible is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
A weak, paranoid and suspicious demagogue, Parris instigates the witchcraft panic when he finds his daughter and niece dancing in the woods with several other girls. Parris is continually beset with fears that others conspire against him. Parris...
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Mrs. and Mr. Putnam enter, and Mrs. Putnam claims that Betty's illness is certainly a stroke of hell. According to Mrs. Putnam, there are rumors that Betty was flying over the Ingersoll's barn.
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Parris is worried that his daughter may be suffering from unnatiral causes more than about the suffering itself because all he worries about is his place in the community. He doesn't want any talk or gossip to have an effect on his job.
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