Inherit the Wind

Characters

• Bertram Cates: main character, young teacher (believes in Darwin's theory of evolution), defendant
• M.H. Brady: politician, considered the town "hero", Christian fundamentalist (opposes Darwin's theory of evolution), prosecutor
• H. Drummond: defense attorney, believes in the right of free speach, against fundamentalism, city man
• E.K. Hornbeck: cynical journalist, against Brady's fundamentalism
• Rev. J. Brown: pastor, Christian fundamentalist, preaches "fire and brimstone"
• Rachel Brown: Rev. J. Brown's daughter, Bertrand Cates' lover, internal conflict (should she accept Cates' belief in evolution or her father's belief in fundamentalism)
• Judge: should be impartial but shows favoritism towards M.H. Brady, open to free thought and speach
• Townspeople: Christian fundamentalists, in constant evolution but maintain good values

Questions

1. Not revelent to the version of the play we saw.

2. This makes it evident that Cates is not a threat and that the atsmosphere is very easy-going.

3. It's very religious and proud of their beliefs.

4. Their relationship makes Brady seem very insecure (he needs his wife's approval)

5. Their relationship makes Brady seem very manipulative and sly.

6. They say Drummond is a heathen (heretic) and unethical. At first this seems true but later we are proven wrong.

7. Hornbeck is a troublemaker, a cynic and a non-believer who supports Drummond. He is also self-centered, close-minded and condescending.

8. Fair element: The judge also names Drummond colonel. Unfair element: The judge disregards all of Drummond's witnesses.

9. She is probably motivated to ask this of Cates because even though she loves him and understands the fact that he believes in the evolutionist theory, she comes from a religious family and a religious town where not believing in creationism is a sin.

10. His intervention shows that he is not as "extremist" in his religious views as one might of thought. Even though he is against the teaching of the evolutionist theory, he doesn't believe that those who preach this theory should die, as the reverend seems to think.

11. Drummond is arguing for freedom of speach and thought.

12. No, I don't think it is fair that Drummond is refused all of his witnesses. It does not make sense that he is expected to defend his client accurately without any witnesses.