In the play, Inherit the Wind:
the defense attorney (for Cates) is Drummond.
the prosecuting attorney (against Cates) is Brady.
In the real-life Scopes Trial:
the defense attorney (for Scopes) is Darrow.
the prosecuting attorney (against scopes) is Bryan.
In "Inherit the Wind," the two lawyers are Henry Drummond, who represents the defendant Bertram Cates, and Matthew Harrison Brady, who represents the prosecution. They represent the two opposing sides in the trial over the teaching of evolution in schools.
The son will inherit the family estate when his father passes away.
Matthew Harrison Brady, a well-known and experienced prosecutor, represents the prosecution in the play "Inherit the Wind." He is depicted as a fervent fundamentalist Christian seeking to uphold the law and defend traditional beliefs.
The nickname of the trial in "Inherit the Wind" is often referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Rachel went to the courthouse in "Inherit the Wind" to support her father, Bert Cates, who was on trial for teaching evolution in a school. She wanted to stand by him and show her support during the trial.
Drummond says that "man is on trial in Inherit the Wind" because the play examines the tension between the freedom of thought and the suppression of ideas, as well as the clash between fundamentalism and modernism. The trial serves as a symbolic representation of the larger societal debate between individual rights and state control.
from the Bible. "sow the wind, inherit the whirlwind"
Inherit the wind was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee.
Inherit the Wind (the book with the blue cover) has 129 pages.
How does the play explore the tension between science and religion? What are some of the key arguments presented by the prosecution and defense in the courtroom? How do characters like Henry Drummond and Matthew Harrison Brady represent different perspectives on the issue of evolution? What is the significance of the setting of the play in the small town of Hillsboro, Tennessee?
Matthew Harrison Brady, a well-known and experienced prosecutor, represents the prosecution in the play "Inherit the Wind." He is depicted as a fervent fundamentalist Christian seeking to uphold the law and defend traditional beliefs.
1955
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The son will inherit the family estate when his father passes away.
Inherit the Wind - 1988 TV is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:13
Inherit the Wind - 1999 TV is rated/received certificates of: Iceland:L USA:PG
Inherit the Wind - 1988 TV was released on: USA: 20 March 1988
Gene Kelly played as E.K. Hornbeck, the news reporter, in the 1960 movie, Inherit the Wind.