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Parris lies about the dancing in the woods because his daughter betty was caught dancing as well and if the town of Salem finds out that there is a witch living in his house or that his daughter is committing a sin then his reputation would be ruin for good and he would loose his respect

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He says that they were dancing with Tituba, and tells Abby that he saw oone of them naked. Then he deny's this in court in Act 3.

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In the crucible who found them in the woods dancing?

Parris


What did parris see in the woods the previous night?

Parris saw Tituba and the girls dancing in the woods and performing what he perceived as witchcraft rituals.


Who discovers betty and the other girls dancing in the woods?

Reverend Parris


Who catches the girls dancing in the story the curcible?

it was Reverend Samuel Parris who caught the girls dancing in the woods.


What did Reverend Parris see in the woods in the crucible?

He saw Abigail and all the other girls dancing in the woods. He thought they were performing witchcraft and saying spells but they all denied it and said they were only dancing.


What was reverend parris upset about in the opening of act 1?

He Was Upset Because He Found The Girls Dancing In The Woods, And Doing Witch Spirituals.


What is Parris' main concern?

In The Crucible, the main concern of Reverend Parris cropped up when he found the girls in the woods dancing naked. He was afraid his reputation would be damaged, and that he would lose his job at the parish. This occurs in Act 1.


What does reverend parris reveal about his niece?

He revealed that his niece was dancing in the woods in the beginning of the story and later in the end he reveals that both his niece Abigail and Mercy Lewis stole money from him and left the land.


What do reverend parris see in the forest?

The girls dancing and Tituba waving.


Why does a conflict exist between reverend parris and his niece Abigail?

that her and the girls were caught dancing in the forest


Who caught Reverend Parris dancing with his slave Tituba in The Crucible by Arthur Miller?

Since this doesn't happen, and since Reverend Parris is the one who catches his daughter and two other girls dancing with Tituba, anyone familiar with the play would be hard pressed to answer this.


Who was dancing naked in the woods?

Gordon Brown.