Sidney Poitier

The play Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose should be read in schools. The play takes place during the 1950s, and is about a jury comprised of white males. In the trial, the defendant, a teenage boy, is on trial for murdering his father after he claims his father abused him. Like everyone, all the jurors have some prejudices about the defendant and opinions of the case before they begin to deliberate. While these twelve men try to reach a unanimous decision, some jurors are unwilling to change…

Standing up alone for what you believe is right is a hard thing for anyone to do, adults in a jury or teenagers in high school. Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose details the deliberation of a jury over the fate of a sixteen year old boy accused of killing his father. When the jury first attempts to take a vote on whether the verdict should be innocent guilty, the vote is eleven to one in favor of guilty with Juror Eight standing alone on the side of innocence. He then proceeds to prove to the…

The film 12 Angry Men is a dramatization of twelve men that serve as a jury in a trial for a teenage boy accused of murdering his father. The film explores the complications that may cloud the judgment of everyday men as they deliberate the guilt or exoneration of the defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. The decision must be unanimous for a guilty verdict will result in a mandatory death sentence. The jury of twelve is tasked with the ethical responsibility of patiently reviewing the…

The human condition questions human morality, the capacity to communicate deceit and the capacity to feel which is manifested in the perception of authentic or deceptive relationships, reflection and realisation and the altering of an individual’s identity. Shakespeare’s King Lear explores the human condition through characters of the play which give insight of the aspects of humanity. Shakespeare’s universality of concepts of deceit, realisation and identity provides relevance to the modern era…

Shakespeare’s play, King Lear incorporates the status of different relationships throughout the play. Subsequently, many situations revolve around Lear’s naïve thinking of his relationships with his daughters and his kingdom. When ruling a kingdom, loyalty is expected from everyone under the leader’s rule especially by their family and friends. Shakespeare describes how easy it was for his characters to misunderstand what true and honest servitude, love, and loyalty are, due to their arrogance…

The famous Shakespearean tragedy King Lear depicts King Lear of Britain’s rollercoaster path from foolishness to wisdom and his eventual tragic downfall. Lear divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters: Cordelia who is banished for not correctly expressing her love for the King, and Goneril and Regan who turn against him in order to gain more power. Likewise, Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres tells a tale molded around King Lear where the owner of a 1000-acre farm named Larry agrees to hand it…

Research Paper Mood Love, life and death, the key fundamentals of humanity. All affiliated to religion, yet detached by it. In “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”, William Shakespeare is comparing his lover’s eyes to the natural beauty in a mocking way, yet always making nature’s elegance fascinating. Throughout this sonnet, William Shakespeare subdues his lover’s charm by portraying her as crowded with imperfections showing frankness and simplicity. Furthermore, In “Twas…

Title: Fallacies in 12 Angry Men Name: Niharika Roll No: 13110068 Word Count: 1049 12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. The movie has depicted the story of a jury made of 12 men who tries to decide on the acquittal of the defendent on the basis of many doubts. The movie is full of fallacious arguments by the twelve jury members. Any argument with a poor reasoning behind it is called fallacy. An argument can be a…

The famous Shakespearean tragedy King Lear depicts King Lear of Britain’s rollercoaster path from foolishness to wisdom and his eventual tragic downfall. Lear divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters: Cordelia who is banished for not correctly expressing her love for the King, and Goneril and Regan who turn against him in order to gain more power. Likewise, Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres tells a tale molded around King Lear where the owner of a 1000-acre farm named Larry agrees to hand it…

Dark Beauty in Shakespeare’s Sonnets Sonnet is a poetry form that has lived its golden years in England during the Elizabethan times. Among them, Shakespeare’s 154 have been poetry lovers’ favourite for centuries. What is essentially done in those sonnets is, of course nothing other than praising love, particular lovers to be exact, and their beauty. However, in some particular sonnets, Shakespeare challenges the conventional beauty standards of his time, which was “fair (white) skin, rosy…