Parris: (scrambling to his feet in a fury) Out of my sight! (She is gone.) Out of my-(He is overcome with sobs. He clamps his teeth against them and close the door and leans against it, exhausted.) Oh, my God! God help me! (Quaking with fear, mumbling to himself through his sobs, he goes to the bed and gently takes Betty's hand.) Betty. Child. Dear child. Will you wake, will you open up your eyes! Better, little one...
Considering as one of the most pious clergyman, Dimmesdale encountered similar difficulty as Parris did in "The Crucible". People started having an assumption that Parris's daughter might practice the witchcraft. By looking at this quotation, we can see how Parris was concerned about his identity being violated by her daughter's condition. Parris revealed ambivalence of not only protecting his own religious reputation but also worrying about his daughter's symptom. Dimmedsale also shared the same dilemma of reuniting with Hester Prynne or defending his own renown.
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