Inherit the wind

Characters

Rachel

• Age 21.
• The daughter of reverend Brown.
• A close friend of Cates - also a teacher.
  • Perhaps a romantic involvement.

Bertram Cates

(The defendant)

• Age 24.
• Science teacher who has taught the theory of evolution.

Brady

(The prosecution)

• Important person.
• A political person, he has ran for presidency three times.

Henry Drummond

(The defense).

• Lawyer from Chicago.
• Has a reputation for getting the worst kind of guys out of jail.
• The townsmen see him as the Devil.

Hornbeck

(Journalist)

• He's from Baltimore.
• He very cold, not emotional involved.

The setting

The story could happen anywhere anytime.

Location

Hillsbro - small town; in the southern part of America.

Weather

Hot - Very hot.

Time

Not too long ago.