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Inherit the Wind, a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, in which a Tennessee teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution
. The play was first performed in 1955, during the height of the Cold War and the Red Scare, and it was adapted into a film in 1960 by Stanley Kramer. Inherit the Wind explores themes of intellectual freedom, the importance of critical thinking, and the dangers of dogmatism and censorship.Read the full play summary, an in-depth character analysis of Henry Drummond, and explanations of important quotes in Inherit the Wind.
