In fact, Bryan offered to pay Scopes' fine if Scopes was found guilty. Bryan was also courteous and kind to witnesses.
Brady, on the other hand, is a gifted orator and politician who enjoys hearing himself speak and thrives on being the center of attention. He is manipulative and condescending toward witnesses who don't believe as he does. As a fundamentalist and a self-proclaimed expert on the Bible, his mission is to defend the common man from "Evil-ution" and to make an example of Cates.
He is also arrogantly foolish, pompous, and a glutton, and the great regard that the people of Hillsboro have for him identifies him as a man opposed to freedom of thought.
Clarence Darrow, a brilliant trial attorney who defended the underdog, had a hostile demeanor and was sarcastic and condescending. He volunteered to defend Scopes in order to expose the ignorance of fundamentalists. His counterpart in the play, Henry Drummond, is sophisticated, intelligent, idealistic, and charming. When Darrow arrived in Dayton, a large, friendly crowd welcomed him.
The welcome he received was similar to that which Bryan received. When Drummond arrives in Hillsboro, however, he does not receive a welcome. Instead, a young girl sees him and screams, "It's the Devil! Darrow objected to the Judge opening each session of the trial with a prayer and to a banner outside the courthouse that read, "Read Your Bible.
The judge had the banner removed. In the play, Drummond objects to the judge announcing a prayer meeting and to the banner outside the courthouse that says, "Read Your Bible. Nothing is done about the banner. In the Scopes trial, no women participated. Note: John Scopes had no girlfriend. The playwrights included the character of Rachel to establish a romance motif.
In the Scopes trial, Bryan agreed to take the witness stand because he thought he would have the opportunity to interrogate the defense afterward. In the play, Brady takes the witness stand to defend his fundamentalist position.
Darrow requested that Scopes be found guilty so that he could then appeal to a higher court to test the constitutionality of the Butler Law. By requesting the guilty verdict, he also avoided being cross-examined by Bryan and closing arguments. In the play, Drummond does not request a guilty verdict. Bryan died in his sleep five days after the trial. Upon hearing of his death, Darrow commented that he "died of a busted belly. The ACLU paid for all Scopes' expenses relating to the trial, and his teaching position was still open to him he opted to attend graduate school instead, however.
Cates, on the other hand, loses his job. Lawrence and Lee use Inherit the Wind as a metaphor for censorship or thought control; the play is their response to McCarthyism. Although the basis of the play is a historical event.
They are also referring to the McCarthy era the late s and s. Therefore, the reading is more like "One that abuses his own family will ultimately sow the seeds of destruction for himself and his house". Remember me. Forgot your password? New User? That's what you get when you talk about how your family members are going to burn in hell, we guess.
Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Previous Next. What's Up With the Title? Because they are meant to be repeated, they are short and easily remembered.
They are written as parallelisms, a pattern common in Hebrew poetry, and are usually couplets two lines , although in some instances, the parallelism can extend to three or more lines. The meaning of the first line may be reinforced or restated by the second line:.
How much better to get wisdom than gold, To choose understanding rather than silver! He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. As such, the title of the play is foreboding. When people create problems within their family, community, or country, they ultimately suffer the consequences of their actions.
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