'The Crucible' authored by Arthur Miller displays the 'Salem witch trials' during the late seventeenth century.
As per the question, 'Betty' is the one who becomes unconscious at the end of the act I when she joins the girls dancing in the forest along with Tituba that leads her almost to a 'coma like state'. She actually gets trapped into an unusual torpor that is responsible for her unconscious state and hysteria that she suffers which substantiates the presence of witchcraft in the town. Thus, <u>option A</u> is the correct answer.
Hale denounces the proceedings because it is clear that the girls are not telling the truth in their testimony. To denounce something is to explain why you disagree with it.
