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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In the play "Inherit the Wind" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ the defense faces numerous societal injustices‚ which is why they never had a chance to win the case. One example of the town’s bias is presented through the town’s love for Matthew Harrison Brady. A second example is the extreme conformist and pious attitude of the town’s people. The last instance is the narrow-mindedness of the judge and the jury‚ which resulted in an unfair trial. In conclusion‚ the defense suffered through many
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Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind is based on the John Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. This was based on whether or not fundamentalism or creationism should be taught in schools. The title Inherit the Wind is an allusion to the Bible verse ‚ "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of 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
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Inherit the Wind Inherit the wind takes place in July in a rural town called Hillsboro. The play describes itself saying that it takes place in the not so distant past; however the play was written based on the famous scopes trial in 1925 so it may have been set around that era. The place take about a week from the time we meet the protagonist Bertram Cates until his sentence is read in court. The story is written in third person‚ because it is a play and is not inside the mind of one specific
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In Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s tense drama‚ "Inherit the Wind"‚ three strong characters express powerful opinions: Bertrum Cates ‚ Henry Drummond‚ and Mathew Harrison Brady. First‚ Bert Cates‚ the defendant‚ is charged with teaching "Darwinism" to his sophomore class . Second‚ Henry Drummond‚ the defense attorney for Cates‚ displays his beliefs of the right to think. third‚ Mathew Harrison Brady‚ the "big-shot" prosecuting attorney‚ illustrates his bigotry of creationism. To conclude‚ these
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Inherit the wind and the teaching of Evolution The TV movie‚ Inherit the wind‚ was made to portray the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial." The original 1960 version of this movie have been shown in classrooms across the nation‚ and is said to be historical. It has influenced many people against evolution. From just seeing the movie‚ anyone can conclude that religious fundamentalist are unreasonable‚ while evolutionist are rational thinkers. In the discussion below‚ several parts of the movie are compared
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Inherit the wind Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ the play Inherit the Wind is a fictitious spin off of the historical Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925‚ which debated the concept of evolutionism vs. creationism and‚ in general‚ a person’s right to think. Brady and Drummond‚ two lawyers appointed to Bertram Cates’ trial are both powerful characters‚ different yet they portray many similarities through their behaviour. Demonstrated through various personal flaws‚ strengths‚ and their own
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February 10‚ 2013 Hour 4 The Almighty and Powerful Brady When a person who’s put on a pedestal far higher than what they have achieved‚ falls‚ disappointment and grief affect many people who once looked upon that great man. In the novel‚ Inherit the Wind‚ Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee show the reader the turmoil and contemplations that occurred during the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial. This trial brought up the conflicts between modern science and Biblical teachings. In his attempt to seek
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Science vs. Religion Inherit the wind is the movie about the Scopes trial which took place in 1925 in Dayton‚ Tennessee. The Scopes 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.
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WRITING A CRITICAL LENS ESSAY: STEPS TO FOLLOW INTRODUCTION: 1. Copy the critical lens statement. 2. Restate the critical lens statement by paraphrasing it in your own words. Start with In other words‚ 3. Agree or disagree with the critical lens statement and identify the works you will discuss. Here are two possible starts for your sentence (choose one): A. The truth of this statement is shown by … (the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck and the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway)
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