Inherit the Wind | Act II Summary
Act Two, Scene I
That same evening, Rachel's father Reverend Brown leads a bible meeting. With the nationally known orator, Brady, seated near him on the platform, Brown launches into a "hellfire and brimstone" speech denouncing Bert and the evil that he has taught. When Rachel attempts to defend Bert, Brown calls for divine retribution against his own daughter. Brady intervenes, advising the overzealous Reverend with the Biblical quotation from Proverbs that provides the play's title: "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind." After the meeting disperses,...
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