The Juror

Twelve Angry Men Memoir Juror 4 On a very hot day, I was working on wall street. I am a stockbroker. It was a normal day until my phone rang. “Oh yeah!”, I thought. I rushed down into the bustling streets of New York looking for the court I had to go to. I got checked in just in time! I sat down in the midst of a large, bare, jury room. Beforehand, the judge had presented with us all the facts about the murder. It was not quite of a surprise how the boy murdered his own father. After all, the…

Juror #8 In the play “Twelve Angry Men” the Juror No.8 was a very important character, without him there would not have been any conflict and the young boy would have been executed without a proper trial. An Architect by profession, he stood out from the rest of jurors. He had the gift for intuitive thinking, understanding complex human relationships and inspiring others. He believed in trial-by-jury system and did his best to have the necessary procedures to come up with a fair outcome. His…

Juror Two, a small, petite gentleman whose physical appearance reminds you of a small field mouse. Not only does his physical traits reflect a field mouse, his personality also reflects these characteristics. They are perceived as cowardly and thinkers, as is he. Juror Two throughout the hours of spending in this room, has lots to say, but hardly ever speaks. Juror Two is cautious thinker, timid man, and caring friend; He embodies the example of a field mouse. The field mouse “assess situations…

1. Who set the focus and what was it? A: The people who set the focus of the meeting of the jurors are the following: 1. JUROR NO. 8 • He insisted that the boy on trial should be given a fair chance and that they should not come to a conclusion before any discussion. • He refused to go along with the decision of other jurors and gave a not guilty verdict forcing others to deliberate over the matter. • In order to convince others that the proofs submitted in the courtroom were not fool proof he…

mind on about who’s right and wrong. The case tricks the Juror's mind if the boy is even guilty at all. This starts a huge drama story with a few cases of confusion . The “Hero” of the play or the person who convinced every Juror that the boy was Not-guilty is Juror Eight. Juror Eight is the hero of the play because of him convincing the other juror’s that the evidence was false and proving the “Old man’s” view of what happened false. changes the other Juror’s minds as well. In some ways Eight…

decision, the dutiful juror rationalizes the inconvenience caused by assuring their verdict's importance and sympathizing, "'Before God, that could be me on trial. If that were so, God forbid, I would want those in the jury to be as responsible as I pledge to be and as terrified of error as I am'" (Mamet ix). The juror, possessing the ability to connect their life to the person on trial, intends to seek accuracy in determining the necessity of repercussions. However, a more callous juror may…

murder trial was opened. Visual evidence is key to keeping the jurors indulged in a trial. Jurors are easily distracted and tend to stray from listening to a large amount of auditory information. Lawyers are increasing their use of visual evidence in trials. They can hire a professional to create an example of what happened at the scene or they can show actual footage of the crime. Either way, they are catering to jurors’ need to be entertained. Although this is a more interesting way…

In the play “Twelve Angry Men”, a group of twelve jurors is deciding the fate of a young boy accused of murdering his father. As a play portraying the debate of a jury in a murder trial the entire play structured around the theme of stubbornness and taking a stand. In the beginning of the act the conflict is set in motion by, Juror No. Eights “not guilty” vote. Juror No. Eight is stubborn in refusing to give in to the other mans “guilty” vote, because of his strong view on the situation. By the…

Randy Furst’s article “Black defendants, white jurors: Does race make a difference in the court?” is about racism and reveals that an all white jury is more likely to demonstrate racial prejudices against a defendant of color as demonstrated by his use of evidence. Specifically, Furst’s use of evidence suggests that on a mixed jury, jurors will acquit a non-white defendant more times than an only white jury. The first insight into the racism that non-white defendants have to face occurs when…

possibilities. Juror 8 is subtly implied to be the “good guy” by his dress; the only pure white suit among a dozen modes of dress, and initial script blocking; going straight to the window, the only initial source of light in the room and almost wistfully gazing out at the sky to the point of distraction. From the outset, he is portrayed almost as an Angel’s Advocate among devils. He then proceeds to voice the only dissenting opinion and to explore it rigorously enough to allow all the other…