Juror # 1: He is the foreman on this jury. He takes his role very seriously but is seen at times to lose control of the proceedings of the group of jury members that he is supposed to oversee. Juror # 2: He seems to be the most timid and nervous member of the jury. He is easily swayed by the opinion of others. Juror # 3: He is the most vociferous member of the jury. He has some very strong opinions which at times appear to not be backed by any logic. His character shows some signs of sadism ingrained
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Twelve Angry Men is a wonderful film that dramatizes the "imperfections" inherent in the American jury system. Simultaneously‚ it delivers the powerful message that because we are human beings and not machines‚ it is in the nature of things that justice demands such a system. At the outset‚ eleven jurors vote in favor of convicting the accused without even discussing a single shred of the evidence presented at trial. Only one brave juror refuses to vote. He openly admits that he does not know
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The writer‚ Reginald Rose wants to show to me from thus play is that the truth matters more. He wants to show that the truth what matter more because throughout the play the Jurors keep arguing that boy isn’t innocent. Later on in the play the Jurors started to find reasonable doubt on the evidence they had on the boy. Like when one of the witnesses said that they say the killing accruing through the window when the train was passing by. It wasn’t possible for her to the killing accruing because
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12 Angry Men 1. The most effective critical thinker in 12 Angry Men is Henry Fonda’s character‚ Davis or Juror number eight. Davis really supported and stood by all of his decisions and examined the evidence thoroughly. He not only looked at the situation through his eyes‚ but also through the young boy’s and witnesses spectrums. Davis was in no hurry to decide‚ which gave him time to really sit down and weigh out all the options and proof or non-proofs. He also did his own research by going
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Twelve Angry Men presents the pessimistic view that all humans are flawed. Pessimistic- cynical‚ distrustful‚ negative‚ doubtful‚ suspicious‚ unenthusiastic Flawed- imperfections‚ weak‚ faulty‚ unlawful‚ inaccurate‚ fallacious‚ unfair Notes Weaknesses of the Jurors Foreman goes with the majority vote rather than independently forming his own judgement Juror 10 stereotypes all immigrants. Offensive remarks eventually lead to the other jurors turning their backs on him and he finally reflects
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Twelve Angry Men exposes the weaknesses of the jury system as well as its strengths – The Jurors within Twelve Angry Men portray individual aspects of a 1950s American culture‚ all with their own take on the American Jury system. The closed minded‚ sheep like attitudes of the Jurors illustrates the McCathic mentality of the public which directly reflects the weaknesses within the American Jury system. Though flawed in many aspects one juror displays the key strength in the American justice system
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Characterization plays a major part in most movies‚ this is what gives the audience insights into a characters personality. The film 12 Angry Men relies more heavily on the use of characterization than any other movie I can think of. Due to the lack of special effects and because the film takes place almost entirely in a small jury room the development of characters was key. This star studded cast of actors included such names as: Henry Fonda‚ Lee J. Cobb‚ and Ed Begley‚ even the guy
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tend to go with the majority so we don’t feel out of place or feel like we a being judged. “Twelve Angry Men‚” a play written by Reginald Rose‚ is an excellent example of how some people choose to do the right thing even when controversy comes their way. The various conflicts in Rose’s play are tools which he uses to teach us to do the right thing‚ even when we are the minority in a situation. Juror Eight is a quiet‚ thoughtful‚ gentle man who sees all sides of every question and always seeks the
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There are many significant views and values that Reginald Rose demonstrates in 12 Angry Men the most important one being that prejudice constantly affects the truth and peoples judgement. As the jurors argue between themselves as to whether a young boy is guilty of stabbing his father it is shown that “It’s very hard to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this.” This is most evident in the way juror #3 and juror #10 come to their decision that the young man is guilty as they bring in there prejudice
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may make someone just a better person in general. The same could be said about the play 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose and Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare. Both of these share the same theme that being the odd one out is not always a bad thing. Whether it shows you a new point of view or just teaches you to appreciate things more in life‚ being different from the crowd may be a good thing. In 12 Angry Men‚ it starts off by talking about how everyone believes that
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