Hung jury

clearly instructs the jury that whatever decision they should make could greatly affect the defendant’s life. Among the 12 judges, 11 of them vote guilty for the defendant but juror number 8 (Fonda) disagrees with them citing reasonable doubt and considering the defendant’s ghetto lifestyle. Fonda attempts to convince the fellow jurors of his point of view claiming the boy has a right to a fair hearing (12 Angry Men). Unlike in most movies where the judge is on the spotlight, the jury is the…

The jury in 12 angry men is quite diverse. Evidence of this diversity can be derived from the individual backgrounds of the jurors. An example is juror 5 who grew up amongst knife fights, juror 5 who grew up in the slums an juror seven ho has an affinity for baseball. This diversity helped them function as an effective team because they were able to get different points of view. An example is juror 5 explaining the dynamics of using a switch blade. There are a number of biases among the jurors.…

In the portrayal of “Twelve angry Men” written by Reginald Rose, the spectator is presented to a 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…

thought. The jurors were made up of twelve men of diverse backgrounds. Their choice would either send an 18-year-old Hispanic man to death or set him free. When the twelve men were locked in the deliberation room, the jury foreman acted as the facilitator for the group. It was the jury foreman that got everyone focused for the initial vote. It was important get everyone focused because the group was busy discussing their personal life, occupations, and their future plans. They were not…

A story that takes place during summer in a blazing hot jury room, filled with twelve hot-tempered men, is the defendant really guilty? In 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, a young boy is accused of killing his own father ruthlessly with a 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…

In order to understand and accurately analyze how directors illustrate honor in Chinese martial arts film, it is imperative that we understand honor’s origin, meaning, and modern connotation. Historically, honor has been an incredibly intricate and important concept in Chinese martial arts and it has its roots in some of China’s most revered philosophers. Honor in martial arts has evolved from two primary philosophies; loyalty and universal love. Loyalty is the sense of devotion to a group i.e.…

Twelve Angry Man · “Life is in their hands，Death is on their minds。”These worlds from Twelve Angry Man. This text talked about there have twelve members of the jury are discussed in a rest room to decide whether a murder case was established. The murder defendant is a 18 year old child, his father is dead. Twelve members of a jury must discuss a consensus: the children's murder of a crime. If established, the child will be sent to the chair the execution of the death penalty. If not…

What’s The Author's Purpose? A jury of a dozen men all come together to come to a conclusion of guilty or not guilty, but someone is always not on the same page as the others what do you do? Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose is an example of what happens in a jury. I think Rose’s purpose of writing this is to entertain us, the readers and I also believe he was once in the jury himself and he wanted to show his experience. In Rose 1 they voted eleven to one NO.8 voted not guilty and the others…

The film, “12 Angry Men”, is about a group of twelve jurors who have to discuss and thoroughly analyze a case. These jurors have to decide whether the eighteen-year-old Hispanic boy is guilty or not. However, there isn’t much evidence, besides two eye-witnesses and a knife. So, the group of jurors have to come up with their own reasons as to why they believe the boy is guilty or not. There is a lot of group hate within this group. Eleven out of the twelve jurors initially vote guilty, and there…

trail for the murder of his father. The 12 jury members are given the job to determine whether the boy is guilty or not. In the following paragraphs all the personality traits of the 12 jury members will be analyzed and also when , which jury member used which thinking hat will be discussed in detail. PERSONALITY ASSISMENT JUROR 1 (DEEPAK KEJRIWAL) Deepak Kejriwal was the co-ordinator. His work was to maintain a peaceful and healthy discussion in the jury room. In most part of the movie…