Inherit 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 …
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…was correct. Many of his answers were horrible especially when he said that God speaks to him and tells him what to do and what not to do. He tells him what is good and bad. I know that it made Brady look like an absolute fool although listening to a higher power is admirable. He should have kept these inspirations to himself because that may sometimes have a negative effect on what people think.