The Trial That Rocked the world

The Trial That Rocked the world：Before the trial1—12、In the trial12—44、After the trial45—48

The Trial That Rocked the world

• Before the trial 1—12
  • 1.Time
    • July day in 1925 ① a few weeks before（2）事件起源 ② on May 7（9）被起诉 ③ on July 10（10）庭审开始
  • 2.Location
    • in Dayton, a little town in the mountains of Tennessee（2）
  • 3.Character
    • ①Clarence Darrow（我的律师-被告） ②William Jennings Bryan（对方的律师-控方） ③a dozen professors and scientists, led by Kirtley Mather ④John Raulston-the presiding judge ⑤John Butler ⑥12 jurors ⑦more than 100 reporters ; radio announcers
  • 4.Background/Reason
    • ① A clash between the fundamentalists and modernist.（大的社会背景—根本原因） ②Fundamentalism was strong , and the legislature pass a law prohibiting the teaching of "any theroy that denies the story of creation as taught in Bible."（这个地区的社会背景） ③I was sent to testify for George Rappelyea.（我为一个辩论作证—直接原因）
  • 6. The reaction of people
    • 1500—mostly fundamentlists—cheer Bryan—against the "infidel outsiders" （10）
• In the trial 12—44
  • Beginning 12—27
    • Day1（13-15）
      • Darrow—ignorance and bigotry
      • "That damned infidel"
    • Day2（16-25）
      • Two of my pupils testified（支持我）
      • Bryan rose to address the jury.（反对我)
        • burst intburst into applause and shouts of "Amen"
      • Malone popped to reply.（支持我）——不让科学家作证
        • a storm of applause that surpass that for Bryan
    • court adjourned——"afraid it might be true"（27）
  • Climax—outside more than 2000 28—43
    • Darrow call Bryan as a witness for the defense
      • Q1
        • crowd sniggered, even among the faithful
      • Q2
        • crowd laughed
    • court adjourned
      • people pushed by Bryan to shake Darrow′ hand.（43）
  • Eding 44
    • guilty
• After the trial 45—48
  • 1.people
    • ①Bryan ②Scopes
  • 2.back
    • Evolution is taught in Tennessee. intellectual and academic freedom.（48）