The main theme of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E.

             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. .

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             Brady thought everything in the Bible should be taken literally and Drummond knew that. .

             That is why he asked questions that were impossible to answer. Brady was a very self-centered.

             man and thought that he would shut Drummond down with his answers. He was wrong. .

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             Everything he thought was wrong except for one thing: the interests of Right and Justice.

             was served for Bertram Cates.