Bert Cates, age twenty-four, is a "pale, thin young man" "quiet, shy, well-mannered, not particularly good-looking." Cates is in jail at the beginning of the play, arrested and about to go on trial for teaching evolution to his seventh-graders....
The Question and Answer section for Inherit the Wind is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Bert Cates, age twenty-four, is a "pale, thin young man" "quiet, shy, well-mannered, not particularly good-looking." Cates is in jail at the beginning of the play, arrested and about to go on trial for teaching evolution to his seventh-graders....
This is from GradeSaver. Should you wish just seven words consider, "Twenty-two-years old teacher at Hillsboro School."
Rachel Brown
Twenty-two-years old and "pretty, but not beautiful," Rachel is a second-grade teacher at...
In the trial's conclusion, the jury unanimously finds Cates guilty.