Hillsboro base their actions on the idea that “faith is the most important thing” (Lawrence and Lee 60). Bertram Cates to expand the minds of his students by teaching against “the Living Truth of Scriptures”; this gives Cates the label of “an arrogant youth” by the hero of the town’s people Matthew Brady (Lawrence and Lee 19). Brady’s objection to Henry Drummond using “noted scientists” for Cates defense shows the town’s bias towards a case made against their beliefs (Lawrence and Lee 54). The pressure
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themselves is through strong emotion that determines our personalities and how others perceive us. In Inherit The Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ a schoolteacher by the name of Bertram Cates is accused of breaking the law by teaching evolution in a classroom. The defendant‚ Henry Drummond stands up for Cates in the famous Monkey Trial. By expressing his humor‚ persistence‚ and sarcasm‚ Drummond helps others learn about evolution and its contribution to society‚ even though he did not win the
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heart." The allusion to this verse has several applications in the play. In Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Reverend Brown "troubleth his own house" by isolating his daughter‚ when he gives a fiery sermon against Cates. Reverend Brown clearly states that his own blood should “burn in hellfire for supporting Bertram Cates”. Brady states this proverb to Reverend Brown‚ indicating that Brown may win the court case‚ but he will lose his daughter in the process and‚ therefore‚ Inherit the Wind or nothing. This means that
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1925 Tennessee v. Scopes trial in which Darwin’s theory of evolution and the Bible’s Creationism which were at odds. The defendant Bertram Cates and his defense attorney Henry Drummond face off against the prosecuting attorney Matthew Harrison Brady in a court of law. Throughout the entire trial‚ Drummond is seen as being perseverant‚
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Since the beginning of time‚ humanity has continuously evolved concepts and adopted ideas in order to obtain a better understanding of the world around it. However‚ it is very difficult for people to accept new theories that contradict their existing belief systems. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s play Inherit the Wind focuses on the rejection of evolution because of a society’s religious beliefs. The story defines the struggle that citizens of a rural area experience while attempting to
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is of their own responsibility and consequence. Bert Cates‚ from Jerome Lawrence’s Inherit the Wind‚ applies directly to this statement while Stephen Kumalo of Cry the Beloved Country and Caesar of Julius Caesar do not. Stephen Kumalo and Julius Caesar’s lives were drastically influenced by the choices of others‚ not their own. Bertram Cates‚ however‚ made his own decisions and influenced his life individually. In Inherit the Wind‚ Bert Cates illegally teaches evolution to his biology class. As
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should be accused for having the freedom of thought. Bertram Cates‚ a high school teacher‚ teaches evolution in public schools‚ so he is accused of breaking the law. One of Cates’ supporters‚ Henry Drummond‚ stands up against Brady which inspires Cates to the same thing. The
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“ The only means of strengthening one’s intellect is to make-up one’s mind about nothing- to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts” – John Keats. John Keats says‚“ The only means of strengthening one’s intellect is to make-up one’s mind about nothing- to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.” This quote is saying‚ the only way to become smarter is to listen to all opinions‚ and to be open to all ideas (although many readers have different opinions as to what this is saying)
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trial was between the Christian belief of creation and Darwin’s theory of evolution. A school teacher named Bertram Cates was arrested from the high school where he was teaching the Darwin’s theory of evolution. This was because at that time of period it was against the law to teach about human creation unless it was from the Bible. The movie shows how the arrest of Cates was gaining attention throughout the country and lot of people were getting hurt by the fact but one man
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In Inherit the Wind‚ Drummond addresses the courtroom viewers to tell them that Cates’ teachings of evolution should be completely legal. He says‚ “’For it is my intent to show that what Bertram Cates spoke quietly one spring afternoon in the Hillsboro High School is no crime! It is incontrovertible as geometry in every enlightened community of minds!’” (Lawrence and Lee 106). Drummond argues
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