Winston Churchill once said, “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” It takes courage to stand up alone and share what you think, knowing that others may reject those ideas, and it takes courage to openly listen to others’ ideas knowing that your ideas might have to change. In Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, jurors had to share their ideas and listen to others so they could come to a unanimous decision. Courage comes in many forms, the courage to stand alone demonstrated by Juror Eight, the courage to not let prejudice cloud his judgment and the courage to change your mind were both demonstrated by Juror Three. These were just some types of courage in Twelve Angry Men.
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Throughout the rest of the play juror Three shoots down and ignores others’ reasons because of his prejudices against kids, even if they obviously state the boy may be “ not guilty.” In Act Three the jurors went through the evidence again, to see if they had missed anything. While going through what the old man who lived downstairs said, the jurors realized that there could be doubt. An example of Three’s inability to accept doubt is when Eleven brought up the tenement. Eleven refers to how dark it was in the stairwell, and how it was almost impossible to see in the hall, nevertheless have an old man look out into a dark hallway and see the actual person running. This questioning lead back to what the old man said about the time frame, which the jurors had already proven to be incorrect, leading to the fact that the old man's testimony could be totally …show more content…
By Three admitting to being wrong he is accepting the consequences for being wrong, such as embarrassment and shame of the other jurors looking down at him. Three’s normal character is violent and threatening demonstrated by the point of the knife in the direction of Eight. When he turns the knife around, Three changes his character and is able to accept that he was wrong. Right before he turns the knife around he “weaves a bit,” showing discomfort for he is not used to behaving in a kind and humble way. The transformation of Three involves a lot of strength and shows that he can be pompous but can also be humble and kind. Three finally has the courage to let go of his prejudice and “to sit down and
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Throughout the rest of the play juror Three shoots down and ignores others’ reasons because of his prejudices against kids, even if they obviously state the boy may be “ not guilty.” In Act Three the jurors went through the evidence again, to see if they had missed anything. While going through what the old man who lived downstairs said, the jurors realized that there could be doubt. An example of Three’s inability to accept doubt is when Eleven brought up the tenement. Eleven refers to how dark it was in the stairwell, and how it was almost impossible to see in the hall, nevertheless have an old man look out into a dark hallway and see the actual person running. This questioning lead back to what the old man said about the time frame, which the jurors had already proven to be incorrect, leading to the fact that the old man's testimony could be totally …show more content…
By Three admitting to being wrong he is accepting the consequences for being wrong, such as embarrassment and shame of the other jurors looking down at him. Three’s normal character is violent and threatening demonstrated by the point of the knife in the direction of Eight. When he turns the knife around, Three changes his character and is able to accept that he was wrong. Right before he turns the knife around he “weaves a bit,” showing discomfort for he is not used to behaving in a kind and humble way. The transformation of Three involves a lot of strength and shows that he can be pompous but can also be humble and kind. Three finally has the courage to let go of his prejudice and “to sit down and