12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose Twelve Angry Men is a book written by Reginald Rose and takes place late one hot summer afternoon in the jury-room of a New York Court of law. The story revolves around a Jury that is trying to judge a murder trial. The 12 jurors must decide whether the defendant is guilty or not. The power of persuasion does not only influence characters in the book‚ but also persuades us to rethink‚ ‘Should something be changed in the judicial system?’ Stage direction The
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on the glove and it did not fit. The jury saw that there was unclear evidence that proved him guilty and there was nothing that proved him not guilty but the jury still ruled not guilty even though he did kill his wife. However‚ the play Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose agrees with this quote. There is a boy on trial for the murder of his father and when the jury goes into the jury room to discuss a verdict eleven
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Early 50’s Job: Owner of Messenger/Businessman Selfish. Very Unstable. He’s the kind of person who believes he is always right and everything has to be his way. He mentions how kid’s nowadays have no respect. Referring to his son how they got in an argument and his son hit him. You can tell he does see that the boy is not guilty but he still wants him to be guilty. His true side comes out to why he wants the boy guilty because he has his own resentment toward the young boy who reminds him of his son
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TWELVE ANGRY MEN – QUOTES P1. ‘It now becomes your duty to separate the facts from the fancy’. (Judge) ‘I urge you to deliberate honestly and thoughtfully’. (Judge) ‘If‚ however‚ there is no reasonable doubt –then you must‚ in good conscience‚ find the accused guilty’. (Judge) ‘Your verdict must be unanimous’. (Judge) P3. ‘..Even when the case is as obvious as this one. I mean‚ did you ever hear so much talk about nothing?’ (Juror 3) ‘Everybody deserves a fair trial. Sometimes I think we’d
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Peters Lutheran College‚ 66 Harts Road‚ Indooroopilly‚ Qld‚ 4068 COURT NAME: The Supreme Court of New York State TRIAL: Murder Case of Puerto Rican Youth DATE AND DURATION OF SERVICE: 9 July 1957‚ Duration of 4 hours DATE OF COMPOSITION: 12 August 1957 The jury system either the majority or unanimous system is a part of our Justice system. Recently‚ when present at a trial of young Puerto Rican youth accused of murder‚ it appeared that the unanimous jury was stronger and favourable
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Its purpose was to emphasize the heated discussions going on inside the room and to increase the tension and pressure. Also‚ these men were driven to madness rapidly by the heat. The heat was one of the key elements the director used. It showed how strong the tension was in there and how hard it was for juror number eight having to persuade the other jurors‚ even when they only wanted
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1. Out of the 12 jurors‚ juror number 10‚4‚ and 3 displayed some form of prejudice. Juror number 10 was the man that displayed his prejudice openly stating that “they” shouldn’t be trusted. He already had a view of the Turks from the time he "lived among them”. Another Juror that displayed prejudice is juror number 4. Juror number 4 was the stock broker. His prejudice was displayed when the group briefly talked about the slums and the people that come out of them. During this discussion he shows
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After receiving news of the request his father had asked‚ he was told that he needed to live at home for seven days in order to properly mourn the death of his fathers. The next seven days at home created a huge mess for the family. There were arguments and physical fights‚ but there was also love and affection from each family member. Judd was thrown several curve balls while he was at home as well‚ but he handled them all very well for the most part. Throughout this whole time Judd was very generous
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It is argued that jury secrecy ensures freedom of discussion in the jury room‚ protects jurors from outside influences and from harassment and ensures the finality of the verdict. Without secrecy‚ citizens may be hesitant to serve as jurors. The arguments against secrecy include the fact that juries would be made more accountable‚ the reliability of convictions would be easier to inquire into and injustices would be easier to rectify‚ it will paint a clearer picture on where reform is required‚ it
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A number of jurors attempt to influence the decision‐making process. Using the above framework‚ explain why the architect (Juror 8) is so much more effective than the others. Henry Fonda‚ who works as an architect is considered to be a consciousness person‚ a man with values and commitment to the task assigned to him. During the trial Henry Fonda juror number 8‚ had serious doubts about the defendant’s lawyer and the evidence presented in the case. Henry believed the lawyer did not pressure or weaken the prosecution witnesses
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