Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, published in 1915, stated that faraway objects traveling near light speed will appear to travel slower and shorter in distance from the point of view of a person on Earth (Redd 2). In the play Inherit the Wind, authors Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee allude to the Nobel Laureate’s theory of general relativity at the close of Act One, particularly to prove that science goes hand in hand with morality (Lawrence and Lee 44). This passage from Inherit the Wind displays the irony of “the truth” simply being an opinion and sets the thematic stage for the rest of the play.
Throughout Inherit the Wind, the Bible and Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution act as the opposing cornerstones of faith for
