In Act I of The Crucible, Reverend Parris assembles the congregation for prayer. At the same time that little Betty is upstairs in bed sick from unknown causes. When the congregation begins to pray they hear screams from above. They believe that she is screaming because she cannot stand to hear prayer.
Betty screams when she hears the Lord's prayer, the Lord's name.
"Meanwhile, as a psalm is sung in the room downstairs, Betty claps her hands over her ears and begins whining loudly. Parris and several others come rushing upstairs to see what has happened. Betty’s behavior is taken as a sign of witchcraft, which has made it impossible for the girl to hear the Lord’s name."
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