I’ll fly to Mama. Let me fly!

– Arthur Miller

The Crucible, Act 1. Young Betty wakes up from her seemingly unconscious state and calls for her mama. When Abigail tells her that her mother is dead, Betty raises her arms and attempts to climb out the window to fly to her mama, as if she were a bird. She is pulled away from the window by Abigail. The child’s actions add to the growing atmosphere of panic and hysteria.