The Juror

father was between 12 jurors and their arguments on weather or not the young man was guilty or not guilty. In this case the 8th Juror can be seen as the hero and the protagonist as he was the only juror to give some reasoning behind his vote and actually use his mentality in this risk taking decision. The next three paragraphs state how the 8th Juror is a hero by Standing alone to his beliefs and reasonable doubt and voting not guilty in the secret ballot also about how Juror #8 took some thought into his reasonable doubt and studying the testimonies and evidence and how he then changed the minds of 11 jurors in voting not guilty. Juror #8 stood alone at first he was the…

jury made up of twelve men. The jurors are being forced to come to an agreement of whether or not a nineteen-year-old boy, who grew up in the slums, is guilty of stabbing his father in the chest with a switchblade knife. Throughout the play an onlooker can see juror nine change from being quiet and reserved into a bold speaker that is key in the outcome of the verdict. It is obvious that juror nine is quiet and reserved because he only speaks three times in the first act. Another point can be…

Juror Five was a reserved and quiet man. He was apparently ashamed of his slum-dwelling upbringing and hesitant at first to speak up at first. Juror Five displayed a critical thinking characteristic by practicing restraint, controlling his feelings rather than being controlled by them and by thinking before he acted (Ruggiero, 1975). The unique trait Juror Five possess was he was familiar with the background of the defendant. The defendant was beaten by his father, grew up without a mother,…

Rose depicts the injustice and prejudice often found in hasty decisions made by the other jurors so quick to find the boy guilty based on social class and upbringing. However, the 8th juror believes that the deserves at least a conversation before coming to a hasty decision that would end the boy’s life. The 8th juror presents the question “what if the facts are wrong” and forces a reexamination of the case in its entirety. He charges the men to examine “circumstantial evidence” and the…

knife. It is now the duty of the twelve jurors to corroborate and come up with a fair verdict. Some jurors uses emotion to deal with the case, while others uses logic and provided strong evidence to support their claim. Juror Four and Juror Eight are similar in the way that they are both open-minded, take the trial seriously, and they also use logic to analyze problems. Throughout the play, Juror 4 and Juror 8 has proven themselves to be very open-minded. They are able to take constructive…

against the boy. Using these imperfect jurors, people can see how that when insecurities, flaws, and the law form together, the justice system can be found. The justice system is neither perfect nor is it imperfect. To sum it up, is people are put to the test of humanity to decide what must become of the case. The jurors in 12 Angry Men make this case rather complicated, but it all soon unravels into the truth, and a fate is decided between the jurors. Since the characters of the story…

The movie 12 Angry Men the 1957 version directed by Sydney Lumet is a black and white film about twelve men from different backgrounds who are on the same jury, they must decide if a young man is guilty of an act of murder committed upon his father. If found guilty the boy will be put in the electric chair until death, if found innocent, he is set free The juror, I will be looking at is juror number four and how he had a large impact on how new evidence was brought to light and how the evidence…

Juror Number Eight In Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men, Juror Number Eight brings his own unique perspective to the drama. His participation leads to the jury making its final decision. Juror Number Eight is a strong and compassionate man. He stands for what he believes in even if that means that he is standing alone. Through being kind, being open, and thoughtful conversation, Juror Number Eight helps to shape the final resolution in a difficult murder case. Juror Number Eight appears to…

A guilty verdict by the jury would result in a death sentence for the accused. The jurors decided to take a vote; all but the protagonist voted that the boy was guilty. The protagonist felt that a death sentence should not be awarded to a person unless proper evidence is sought against him. He feels that the boy may be guilty but wants the case for defense to be presented clearly which may indeed give the boy the benefit of doubt. Since the verdict was not unanimous, they went on to deliberate…

A characters personality involves with mainly their body language and attitudes, which creates the conflicts of prejudiced overtime. According to the play “Twelve Angry Men” all jurors encounters a huge factor of prejudice throughout the storyline. In addition, The 3rd Juror reveals many hidden prejudices by becoming very intolerant and stubborn by the other juror’s opinion. In the play, Juror #3 appeared as a businessman who seemed to be an antagonist who suppose that all evidence that are…