Guilty In Inherit The Wind

To most, the job of the defendant is usually seen as being far more easy in comparison to the prosecution’s side. This is because of the famous phrase: “innocent until proven guilty”. The idea that the defendant’s job is easier is put to the test in a play that is named Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The defendant, Henry Drummond, has to defend Bert Cates. A man that has broken a strictly enforced law in Hillsboro, and a man that everyone knows is guilty of breaking the law. Hence, Drummond has to be clear in his arguments against the law and put the law on trial, so that the people realize that this is an unjust law. He has to convince the people that the law is wrong. Henry Drummond’s arguments presented against the

They only care about what's “popular” at the moment. They go along with whoever seems to be “in the right” at the moment. Nevertheless, they do cause a fair amount of progress throughout this play. They do this by opening up their minds to the arguments presented by Henry Drummond for Bert Cates. However, most were on the prosecution’s side at the start of the trial. On the side of Matthew Harrison Brady and Tom Davenport. They strongly supported Brady at the start of the trial. Brady says, “Did you hear that, my friends? ‘Old World Monkeys’! According to Mr. Cates, you and I aren't even descended from good American monkeys! (There is laughter)”(Lawrence and Lee 69). Brady was getting all of the love and affection from the audience at first, they were like his minions and he was the leader. They laughed when he laughed because they always thought that he was right. But, Drummond received more and more approval of his arguments of his arguments against the prosecutor as time went on. “ (Reaching for a sympathetic ear, trying to find the loyal audience which has slipped away from him) My friends- Your honor- My followers..” (Lawrence and Lee 101). The audience was shifting on over to Cates’s side and becoming more clear with Drummond’s arguments as time moves forward. This does cause progress for Drummond and reveals that he is justified because they opened their minds and allowed the idea that everyone has the right to think come across their heads. Drummond’s arguments are justified, thus making the crowd at the trial become more open to his