Inherit the Wind
Inherit the WindInherit the Wind
The main theme of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is taking a
stand. The play begins in Hillsboro, Tennessee when a man named Bertram Cates breaks the law
by teaching the forbidden Darwin�s Theory. The most famous orators of the time, Matthew
Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond came to this small religious town of Hillsboro. Brady is
prosecuting against Cates and Drummond is defending him. After days of battle, the verdict is
finally decided and Bertram Cates is found guilty.
Many people take stands for different reasons. Some take stands to send a message out
that needs to be sent. That is what happened in this play. A man named Matthew Harrison Brady
did exactly that. A gray-haired man, he believes strongly in the Bible took the stand. Although
his partner Tom Davenport strongly disagreed with Brady�s actions. Brady thought that this
would benefit his trial. �Your Honor, this is preposterous!� (page 75) said Davenport as he tries
to object to Drummond�s witness (Brady). The judge believed the actions of Drummond to be
highly unorthodox and claimed to have never known a prosecuting attorney to be called as a
witness. Brady agreed replying, �Your Honor, this entire trial is unorthodox. If the interests of
Right and Justice will be served, I will take the stand.� (page 75) Brady, at times, can be quite
ignorant and the decision he made to take the witness stand proved it. Brady did not know how
much Drummond knew about the Bible but instead he believed all the rumors he heard about
Drummond be agnostic.
Brady thought everything...
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