Inherit the Wind Author:Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were the two great legal giants of the century. Luke two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. The spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their ... more »hearts, barely able to restrain themselves. At stake was the freedom of every American.« less