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    Juror Nine Essay

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    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…

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    12 Angry Men Summary

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    The play that I was reading was called “Twelve Angry Men”, it is written by Reginald Rose. There are two acts in the play. In Act 1 the 12 jurors are in the jury room about to decide whether the 16 year old man who killed his father is guilty or not-guilty. A few minutes later everyone in the room gathered together around the foreman and started the voting. The eleven jurors voted that the boy is guilty but there was only one person who voted not-guilty. Because of this the jurors had to discuss…

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    Jury duty Most of us would not like to go however, when we are picked we must show or we could possibly get arrested. we can imagine the stress and boredom that can happen in these week long cases and the tension between the jurors. “12 Angry Men” A movie of 12 Men deciding the fate of a latino boy. There are many psychological concepts but in this movie I believe ethics and morality and prejudice are greatly portrayed. First imagine being in a room with 12 jurors bored, tired and frustrated…

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    SYNOPSIS OF EK RUKA HUA FAISLA Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is movie about a young boy who is on 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…

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    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…

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    The jurors had several conflicts when disagreeing, power and intimidation along with tense exchange of words and having over usage of tones over one another. Mainly, transference of anger ethical of virtue to occurring when the “12 Angry Men’ misunderstood one another. Although the film has a blatant simplicity the 12 men debate the fate of a young defendant charged with murdering his father. Since majority of the jurors held an alliance by voting guilty through persuasion to hurry the case move…

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    In the two texts ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘Twelve Angry Men’, the protagonists face conflicts through standing up for what is right and standing alone by telling others what is right. In ‘On the Waterfront’, Terry Malloy faces the conflict of whether to or not to testify against Johnny Friendly. Terry has an inner conflict with Edie when he isn’t sure if he should stay ‘Deaf & Dumb’ or testify. Father Barry and Edie continually challenge Terry which then gives him the courage to testify against…

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    Most people will choose to go with the flow rather than against it, even if it means being untruthful to others or themselves. This is shown in the way the twelve jurors in Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. When the jurors first voted they all voted guilty except for juror eight, who believed that there was reasonable doubt. The jurors go against the defendant ,in order to leave quickly and get back to their own families, without any doubt of them doing the right thing. That is, when juror…

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    What questions about knowledge does the movie “12 Angry Men” raise? Sidney Lumet’s American drama “12 Angry Men”, reveals the story of twelve members of a jury discussing the guilt or innocence of an eighteen year old boy who is accused of murder. Twelve jurors have to decided if the evidences that was presented in the courtroom is enough to convict the teen of murder of his own father and if so, the mandatory sentence for the young man will be a death penalty. Agreement on guilt or innocence…

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    Openness In 12 Angry Men

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    In the movie “12 Angry Men”, the story revolves around a murder trial of a 16 year old boy in which the 12 jurors are expected to arrive at a judgement. Each juror is of a different background and had a different view about the boy’s role in murder. All 11 of the jurors believe that the boy committed the murder either by conviction or by looking at others. The 8th Juror, Henry Fonda, with a reasonable doubt about the boy committing the murder sets the focus for the discussion in the Jury room.…

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