people in that region can or cannot do and if you break a law you get punishment‚ sometimes a fine‚ sometimes a jail sentence‚ and sometimes you can even get put on death row. But do citizens have to follow a law if it is unjust? In the play‚ Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ this occurred‚ Bertram Cates‚ a public school teacher in Hillsboro‚ Tennessee in 1925 broke an unjust law called the Butler Act. The Butler Act prohibits public school teacher from denying the Biblical account
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echoed the outrage caused by the 1925 “Scopes Monkey Trial” case‚ as people in both cases were fighting either for or against the right to hold varying opinions. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee wrote the play Inherit the Wind in response to McCarthyism and based it on the Scopes Trial‚ warning that threats to freedom of thought will continue in the future if such hysteria is repeated. The play follows fictional characters based on the real participants of the trial as Bertram Cates and his lawyer Henry
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Inherit the Wind: historical allusions * *What is a historical allusion – reference to people or events that have historical significance and symbolism * In literature this helps the character become more relatable as well as more easily create a connection with the reader * *Inherit the Wind’s has various historical allusions such as the 3 Kings; Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne and Richard I * We will discuss how the 3 Kings allow the reader to understand the character and
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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 feelings‚ and he succeeds when convincing the audience of his beliefs by revealing the contradictions underlying his witnesses’ inherited religious beliefs. Henry Drummond arrives in Hillsboro as an atheist
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Both Cates‚ in Inherit the Wind by Lee and Lawrence‚ and Procter‚ in The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ are both subjected to unjust laws. Both demonstrated that ‚ "if the law is of such a nature that it requires one to be an agent of injustice toward another‚ then I say break the law‚" as stated by Henry David Thoreau. When a law is put into effect that will convict a person who is a free thinker then it is a unjust law. One might as well break it because if no one stands up for the principle then
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says she can’t see Bert as a hero because since she is a school teacher she thinks Bert should just go by the law and school board. 17. At the end of Act I Melinda refers Drummond as the Devil. 18. The real names of the giants who clashed upon the trial were Darrow and Bryan. Inferential: 1. Hornbeck differs because he is a stranger also someone who was not a conformist. 2. Elijah’s words are things like evolutionist‚ infidel‚ and sinner which establish Hornbeck’s character because he’s not a
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It is common knowledge that winners write history. In Inherit the wind‚ by Lawrence and Lee‚ this is obvious by how they portray religion and sciences. Theology‚ the side that lost the case‚ is shown as a deleterious force‚ smothering all ideas that disagree with it without reason. The religious town of Hillsboro causes the setting to put a negative connotation on religion. When it is described as being a “sleepy‚ obscure country town” (Lawrence 3) it implies that this is what happens to places
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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 train - E.K Hornbeck‚ newspaper reporter from Baltimore Herald - Discussion between Howard and Melinda to introduce the conflict evolution vs creationism - Darwin’s book "The Origin of Species"
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The movie Inherit the Wind demonstrated this through Reverend Jeremiah Brown. Reverend Brown in the movie held daily sermons‚ and almost everyone in the entire town attended. There was even a sign outside of the courtroom that said “Read Your Bible”. Also‚ the amount of
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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 conflicts‚ relevance‚ characters‚ stereotypes‚ acting and directing of Inherit the Wind. These elements come together effectively to create a great classic film. Major conflicts The main conflict of this film is the debate between teaching Creation versus evolution in schools. Bertram Cates is put on trial for teaching his students
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