It is a hot afternoon‚ and 12 men are locked in the jury room to discuss the case. In the first vote‚ 11 men think the boy is guilty; only one doesn’t vote guilty simply because he thinks it is too soon to make this decision. The other men get angry about his words and try to show the evidence to persuade him: the noise heard by the old man living under stairs‚ the crime motive‚ the murdering scene seen by the woman across the EI line‚ the boy’s lies about the films he watched but cannot remember
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Twelve Angry Men “Reasonable Doubt” Theme The play‚ “Twelve Angry Men” is of how there could’ve been flaws in the Judicial system; however one juror tries to prove that the man isn’t guilty and persuades the others to follow his reasoning. One of the many themes is reasonable doubt‚ meaning a doubt of the guilt in a criminal due to lack of evidence or thorough examination. Reginald Rose feels that reasonable doubt is often portrayed in many real life juries partly because of testimonies‚ lawyers
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Twelve Angry Men is a very successful literary work even without everything that makes a good play. There are 12 main characters whose names are never said‚ stuck in a single room discussing the life of a man the reader knows nothing about. There is still a large amount of character development‚ which allows us to learn a lot about the jurors. Even though the trial is not in the play‚ the reader is able to figure out all the key points from it. While the entire play takes place in one room‚ the
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The setting of Twelve Angry Men‚ by Reginald Rose‚ affects all of the character’s emotions and the overall mood of the play. There are two parts of the setting that affect the mood: the weather and the room. The weather seems to mimic the overall atmosphere of the jury room‚ as well as the jurors’ moods. It is a very hot summer day‚ so the jurors feel very warm and uncomfortable‚ which can cause them to be unruly. The room and its environment have an effect on how everyone is feeling as well. The
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Something to Fight For “This gentleman chose to stand alone against us” (Rose 240). Juror Eight and Antigone chose the path of the unpopular opinion in the two works Twelve Angry Men and Antigone. These two morally based individuals feel they have a civil duty to uphold to the person whom they are defending. The jurors of Twelve Angry Men are faced with deciding the fate of a teenager who supposedly shot his father. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Creon are to choose with whom their loyalty resides--the State
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Quotes Quote #1 page 72: “3rd Juror: … that goddamn rotten kid. I know him. What they’re like. What they do to you. How they kill you every day. My god‚ don’t you see? How come I’m the only one who sees? Jeez‚ I can feel that knife goin’ in. 8th Juror: it’s not your boy. He’s somebody else. 4th Juror: let him live. [There’s a long pause.] 3rd Juror: All right. Not guilty” This is memorable to me because when the 3rd juror was talking I realized that his anger was coming from problems at
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“In reaching the verdict‚ the jurors reconsider both their understanding of the case and their understanding of themselves.” Discuss Twelve Angry Men‚ written by Reginald Rose in 1957‚ portrays the intense discussion between 12 jurors in the American jury about a 16 year old boy‚ who is accused of killing his own father‚ and charged with “premeditated homicide”‚ the most serious charge in court. It explores the flaws of human nature‚ and the impacts of misinterpretations of the case can have on
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Film Techniques in Twelve Angry Men Summary: Reviews the film Twelve Angry Men‚ directed by Sidney Lumet. Discusses the director’s use of cinematic techniques‚ including lighting‚ music‚and set design‚ to reinforce the themes of the story. ________________________________________ "Twelve Angry Men"‚ directed by Sidney Lumet‚ is a film which portrays intentions significantly employed by the use of film techniques. Although entirely set in a cramped‚ humid jury room (except for the few minutes
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2. Rose conveys that reason must overrule emotions in decision making. Do you agree? Rose often demonstrates throughout the course of ‘Twelve Angry Men’ that reason needs to overrule emotion if important decisions need to be made‚ however some emotion is proven to be good for the discussion of the court case. The Jurors own prejudice often cloud their judgment and reason is the only way a decision can be reached fairly. Rose demonstrates through the characterization of several Jurors that people
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character in a literary work that opposes the protagonist‚ or chief character. The antagonist can be a person‚ animal‚ or force of nature‚ as long as it provides a source of conflict. Juror Eight could at first be viewed as the antagonist of Twelve Angry Men‚ because he opposes the votes of the other eleven jurors. However‚ as the story progresses‚ Juror Eight establishes reasonable doubt and is able to convince and win over more and more jurors. Eventually‚ the vote is eleven to one with the majority
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