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Inherit the Wind Act I scenes i and ii

Inherit the Wind Act I scenes i and ii. Author Information Literary Terms Background information Setting Characterization Themes General Plot Line. Author Information:. Who are the author s (playwrights) of Inherit the Wind ? Robert E. Lee Jerome Lawrence

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Inherit the Wind Act I scenes i and ii

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  1. Inherit the Wind Act I scenes i and ii Author Information Literary Terms Background information Setting Characterization Themes General Plot Line

  2. Author Information: Who are the authors (playwrights) of Inherit the Wind? Robert E. Lee Jerome Lawrence Background information on author’s that relate to the drama: -Grew up in the mid-west (contrast with southern culture) -Newspaper reporters (report the facts to the people) -Grew up with the injustices found in the drama (conformity, censorship etc.)

  3. General Information: Genre -drama Publication Date 1955

  4. Historical Background • John Scopes Trial • -time and place • -circumstances surrounding the trial • First Amendment • Butler Act • -definition

  5. Setting: Time: Summer (July) Not too long ago (1925) Place: Hillsboro, TN Impacts of Setting (nickname “Buckle on the Bible Belt”, stereotypes etc.) Liberal vs. conservative Status quo vs. progression

  6. Main characters: Matthew Harrison Brady (real life representation) Henry Drummond (real life representation) Bertram Cates E.K. Hornbeck Rachel Brown Reverend Jeremiah Brown

  7. Main characters: (cont.) • Howard Blair • Melinda • Sarah Brady • Meeker • Tom Davenport

  8. Literary Terms (cont.) Irony: Dramatic: (example from Act I) Symbolism of courtroom heat (literal and metaphorical) Hubris excessive pride/over-confidence

  9. Motifs/Themes: Definition of Motif Definition of Theme Conformity vs. nonconformity Status quo vs. progression Conservative vs. liberal Appearance vs. reality

  10. Quotationsspeaker, significance, and literary terms ”We must look grave, gentlemen, but not too serious. Hopeful, I think is the word. We must look hopeful.” ”It’s the loneliest feeling in the world to find yourself standing up when everybody else is sitting down.” “I may be rancid butter, but I’m on your side of the bread.”

  11. Quotations: (cont.)speaker, significance, and literary terms • ”Hello, Devil. Welcome to Hell.” • ”But we’ll have the answer for Mr. Drummond. Right here, in some of the things this sweet young lady has told me.”

  12. General Questionsabout Plot Line • Contrast the treatment/reception Brady receives vs. what Drummond receives as each enter into Hillsboro. • Give THREE examples of how Drummond tries to “even the playing field” with Brady.

  13. General Questionsabout Plot Line • Identify at least THREE conflicts Rachel Brown faces in Act I. • What kind of people are Brady and Drummond looking for to serve on the jury?

  14. General Questionsabout Plot Line • Why is Bert Cates in jail? • The Baltimore Herald sent two people to Hillsboro, TN. Who are they and why did they send them? • What is the storekeeper’s opinion on Evolution? What is the significance of this?

  15. General Questionsabout Plot Line • What does the phrase “ they have inside plumbing in their heads” refer to? • What is the significance of the opening scene between Howard and Melinda? • What are the hometowns of Brady and Drummond? What is the significance of each in relationship to the people of Hillsboro?

  16. General Questionsabout Plot Line • Why did Drummond take Cates’ case? • What is the difference between being a conservative vs. being a liberal?

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