As probably the best courtroom dramas of the twentieth century, Inherit the Wind is based on the famous, Scopes Monkey Trial. The play was printed virtually thirty years afterward and takes original authority in varying the true-life elements of the court case. The central conflict of the play is...
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One of the most controversial plays of its time is hands down, Inherit the Wind. The main debate throughout the play is the debate between science and religion. A bit of a background for those that are naive to the topic in this time period to follow. Small towns such as Hillsboro were very prone...
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In Inherit The Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is about a big trial in a small town, and a controversial Creation versus Evolution debate. There are many characters with flamboyant and powerful personalities. Among them are: Matthew Harrison Brady, and Henry Drummond. Although all of...
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Inherit the Wind, a play written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, was first produced as regional theater in 1955. It is based on an actual trial held in Tennessee over 30 years earlier. The central theme of the play is not religion versus Darwinism. The character Henry Drummond tells the...
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In Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's tense drama, "Inherit the Wind", three strong characters express powerful opinions: Bertrum Cates , Henry Drummond, and Mathew Harrison Brady. First, Bert Cates, the defendant, is charged with teaching "Darwinism" to his sophomore class . Second, Henry...
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In the play "Inherit the Wind" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the defense faces numerous societal injustices, which is why they never had a chance to win the case. One example of the town's bias is presented through the town's love for Matthew Harrison Brady. A second example is the extreme...
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The play Inherit the Wind, was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee to inform its readers about the injustice of a law that limited the freedom of an ordinary citizen. This play is based upon actual events that happened to an individual, John Scopes, in Dayton, Tennessee during the 1920's...
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Inherit the Wind, based on the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial" in the small town Dayton, Tennessee, was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The play was not intended to depict the actual history or the proceedings in the Scopes' trial but it was used as a vehicle for exploring social...
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Inherit the Wind, a play written by Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee, is one of the greatest and most controversial plays of its time. It was written at a time of scientific revolution to benefit people of the day and in the future, however, people of the day had a hard time accepting new ideas...
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Language and speech ? puns, jokes, allusions and word choices ? define a character. Henry Drummond's disciplined syntax and provocative diction depict his capricious disposition. Colonel Drummond's word choice and level of language help him achieve his goal of proving Bertram Cates's innocence by...
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The play, Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is about a trial with a teacher who teaches evolution. Bertram Cates knows that the studies of evolution is against the law but decides to teach it anyways. Henry Drummond is the lawyer who defends Bert Cates in the trial. Drummond’s...
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Religion, politics, ethics should be prohibited to be taught in public schools. Should not be taught in public schools because it could corrupt students’ minds, it could offend people and cause conflict that could result into a very violence senareo between parents vs teachers and teachers...
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“The Bible is a book. It’s a good book, but it’s not the only book. ” This quote by Henry Drummond in the film sets the scene for the entire story of Inherit the Wind. The idea that the Bible is the only means for teaching is challenged and sends the town into a riot. This paper will explore the...
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The Scope’s Trial – or Monkey Trial, was an infamous event that shed light on a very dark area in one of the world’s most controversial issues. In the play, Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the authors attempt to fictionalize the court case to provide a very interesting view...
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Part 1 - Inherit the Wind Character List Bertram Cates - A twenty-four-year-old science teacher and the defendant in the trial. A soft-spoken and humble man, Cates has been arrested for teaching his students the theory of evolution from biology textbook. His outlook on human knowledge is skeptical...
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Inherit The Wind “Truth” VS. What Is “Right” In the play Inherit the Wind the theme of freedom of speech is continuously reffered to. Truth being science and right being the bible both have a crucial battle that contradicts the beliefs of each. Bertram Cates a teacher is denounced by the public as...
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This Cynical Journalist Inherit the Wind is an intense drama written by Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence based on the John Scopes trial of 1925. In this story, Bert Cates is put on trial for going against the Tennessee law prohibiting the Evolutionary theory of the creation of mankind being...
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Inherit the Wind “Here in Hillsboro we are fighting the fight of the Faithful through-out the world! ” (53) Inherit the Wind is the epic legal drama, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, of a controversial subject: creationism versus Darwinism. Hillsboro is extremely determined to defend...
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INHERIT THE WIND- STUDY NOTES ACT 1 - Howard calls Melinda and her whole family worms - The crime the defendant (Bert Cates) in the play is charged with teaching the theory of evolution - Rachel went to the courthouse to visit Bert - Play takes place in the town of Hillsboro - Brady arrives by...
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The authors, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s, main purpose through Inherit the Wind is proving that humans hold the right to think. Henry Drummond is vital in this discovery because of his firm belief that one should hold this right. Drummond’s hero archetype is the cause for his strong...
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Evolutionists in Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, written in 1955, is an exceptional play that depicts the events of the Scopes Trial in 1925. The Scopes Trial or “Monkey Trial” was held in Dayton, Tennessee. Previous to the trial, the Butler Act was passed...
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WRITING A CRITICAL LENS ESSAY: STEPS TO FOLLOW INTRODUCTION: 1. Copy the critical lens statement. 2. Restate the critical lens statement by paraphrasing it in your own words. Start with In other words, 3. Agree or disagree with the critical lens statement and identify the works you will discuss...
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For almost any situation in life, it’s important to make progress; rather than staying the same, which is an idea showed greatly in the play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Throughout the play, Drummond, the defense lawyer, is defending Cates, a schoolteacher, who is...
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Inherit the wind Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the play Inherit the Wind is a fictitious spin off of the historical Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which debated the concept of evolutionism vs. creationism and, in general, a person’s right to think. Brady and Drummond, two lawyers...
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The Scopes Trial is one the greatest court clashes in history about creation v. evolution in the book "Inherit The Wind. Set in the small town of Hillsboro, this case represents a duel between two major lawyers known as Henry Drummond and Matthew Harrison Brady as they come together in the...
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“All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still.” — — “It's the loneliest feeling in the world-to find yourself standing up when everybody else is sitting down. To have everybody look at you and say, 'What's the matter with him?' I know. I know what it feels like...
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