As we read the first chapter of the Inherit the wind, I can see that this book is going to be pretty much paralell to the scopes trial. Throughout the first chaper, the stage has been set for something of epic proportions, much like the scene before the scopes trial. The major similarties between characters in this chapter are those of William Jennings Brian and Mr. Brady, Scopes and Crates, and Darrow and Drummond. The similarity between Bian and Brady is significant int that they are both big names, fighting for creationism, and warmly accepted by the town. The similarity between between Scopes and Crates is that thye are both in jail for teching evolution, and they both use the exuse that they were teaching what was in the book. The similarity between Darrow and Drummond are that they are both fighting for evolution, deny religion, are big names, and are known for getting murderers off the hook.