Inherit the Wind

Bertram Cates
24 years old, teacher, defendant, quiet, shy, well-mannered, believer in evolutionism

Matthew Harrison Brady
Politician from Nebraska (ran 3 times to be President), leads the prosecution, strong Christian beliefs, talented orator

Henry Drummond
infamous and vilified defense attorney, humouristic, low-key, believes in freedom of thought

E. K. Hornbeck
cynical, wisecracking journalist, critic, despises Brady's religious fundamentalism

Reverend Jeremiah Brown
representative of fundamentalist Christian beliefs

Rachel Brown
22 years old daugther of Reverend Brown, grade two teacher, very close to Cates, feels conflicted

The Judge
as impartial as his deep belief in the Bible will allow him to be

The Townspeople
colourful bunch of people, represent a rural small town life of conventions and religious beliefs while showing the way in which the world is moving forward and modernizing.