Question

In "The Crucible" the reason Betty is ill is:

Answer 1

Betty's illness in "The Crucible" is attributed to her and other girls in Salem being afflicted by symptoms that are believed to be the result of witchcraft, as they accuse others in the community under the influence of Puritan belief in the devil's work.

Step-by-step explanation:

In "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, the reason Betty is ill is because of the prevailing belief in witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts during the late 17th century. After Betty and other girls in Salem Village are found to have fits and symptoms beyond natural disease, they accuse others in the community of witchcraft under the influence of a belief system where the devil's work is seen as a cause for society's misfortunes. This hysteria is highlighted by the character Betty Parris, the daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, whose illness instigates the witch hunt after she and other girls are caught experimenting with the occult and then begin to show strange and unexplainable symptoms.

Answer 2

there was nothing wrong with her she was acting because she was scare since her dad Reverend Parris discovered her and her friends dancing in the forest.