Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men
Act I
Vocabulary
unanimous – complete agreement with no one dissenting refugee – a person who flees one country and seeks safety somewhere else el – a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level. retire – to leave the open court to go to a private room calculus – a complicated mathematical process belligerently – in a hostile or angry manner monopoly – the exclusive ownership of a business switch knife – more commonly referred to as switchblade, one whose spring-loaded blade is concealed inside the body of the knife proposition – a deal; bargain bickering – arguing mugging – a physical attack to take money or goods from another person breeding ground – a place that feeds and nourishes the growth of what is born there flimsy – weak and thin
1. In your own words, state what instructions the judge gives to the jurors. How many jurors must vote guilty for the accused to be convicted?
The judge tells them that if they have reasonable doubt, they must declare the defendant not guilty. All twelve must vote unanimously; otherwise, there will be no verdict, and the result will be a hung jury, which means there would be another trial.
2. Before the jurors are locked in their room, what is the last thing they hear that might influence their thinking when deciding the defendant’s guilt or innocence?
What the Judge says to the Jurors.
3 Describe the staging for this play and indicate what mood the staging generates. (In addition to the set, mention something about the climate and temperature of the set.)
The stage is set as a bare, drab room with only one window. The only furniture is a table and twelve straight wooden chairs. It is a bare, drab room that is probably depressing, even in good circumstances. On the day depicted, it is hot and stuffy, late in the afternoon, and everyone is tired and uncomfortable.
4. Of what is the defendant accused and what evidence is there against him?
A young
Act I
Vocabulary
unanimous – complete agreement with no one dissenting refugee – a person who flees one country and seeks safety somewhere else el – a train of the same design as a subway train that runs on tracks elevated a few stories above street level. retire – to leave the open court to go to a private room calculus – a complicated mathematical process belligerently – in a hostile or angry manner monopoly – the exclusive ownership of a business switch knife – more commonly referred to as switchblade, one whose spring-loaded blade is concealed inside the body of the knife proposition – a deal; bargain bickering – arguing mugging – a physical attack to take money or goods from another person breeding ground – a place that feeds and nourishes the growth of what is born there flimsy – weak and thin
1. In your own words, state what instructions the judge gives to the jurors. How many jurors must vote guilty for the accused to be convicted?
The judge tells them that if they have reasonable doubt, they must declare the defendant not guilty. All twelve must vote unanimously; otherwise, there will be no verdict, and the result will be a hung jury, which means there would be another trial.
2. Before the jurors are locked in their room, what is the last thing they hear that might influence their thinking when deciding the defendant’s guilt or innocence?
What the Judge says to the Jurors.
3 Describe the staging for this play and indicate what mood the staging generates. (In addition to the set, mention something about the climate and temperature of the set.)
The stage is set as a bare, drab room with only one window. The only furniture is a table and twelve straight wooden chairs. It is a bare, drab room that is probably depressing, even in good circumstances. On the day depicted, it is hot and stuffy, late in the afternoon, and everyone is tired and uncomfortable.
4. Of what is the defendant accused and what evidence is there against him?
A young