play "Inherit the Wind"
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"Inherit the Wind" is a landmark American play that dramatizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial to explore themes of intellectual freedom, religious fundamentalism, and the conflict between science and faith.
Observed surface forms (2)
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| Inherit the Wind | 0 |
| Inherit the Wind (play) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
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surface form:
1925 Scopes Trial
Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
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Scopes Monkey Trial
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
drama
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historical drama ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bailiff
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Bannister ⓘ Dick York as Bertram Cates ⓘ
surface form:
Bertram Cates
Court Stenographer ⓘ Dunlap ⓘ E. K. Hornbeck ⓘ Elijah ⓘ Clarence Darrow ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Drummond
Howard ⓘ Judge Merle ⓘ Jurors ⓘ Matthew Harrison Brady ⓘ Mayor of Hillsboro ⓘ Meeker ⓘ Melinda ⓘ Mrs. Blair ⓘ Mrs. Brady ⓘ Mrs. Krebs ⓘ Platt ⓘ Rachel Brown ⓘ Radio Man ⓘ Reverend Jeremiah Brown ⓘ Sillers ⓘ Spectators ⓘ Tom Davenport ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between science and religion
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evolution versus creationism debate ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | courtroom trial over teaching evolution ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
media influence on public opinion
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politicization of religion ⓘ social pressure in small-town America ⓘ tension between modernism and traditionalism ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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United States
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| settingLocation | fictional town of Hillsboro ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | biblical phrase "inherit the wind" from Proverbs 11:29 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
this entity surface form:
Inherit the Wind (play)