DISCUSSION QUESTIONS TWELVE ANGRY MEN 1. Who is the leader at the beginning of the jury deliberations? How does the role of leader evolve in the course of the film? The leader in the beginning of the deliberation was the high school football coach‚ juror number one. He tries to keep order in the hostile jury room. The role evolve to the Architect in the course of the film because he was the only odd ball in the room who vote not guilty and he manage to change everyone vote by the end of the film
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Jackson October 28‚ 2010 12 Angry Men 5. There just seems to be a general lack of relevant background information in this case. There are only the two witnesses‚ and even their stories have some doubt surrounding them. Furthermore‚ none of the jurors (as far as we know) have any significant background in dealing with these matters. It is revealed that Ed Begley has a prejudice that seems to be affecting his judgment in the case. During an exchange with one of the other jurors‚ Begley says of the Hispanic
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further his position‚ critiquing the flaws of the judicial system. 12 Angry Men takes place in ’real time’‚ which allows for the play’s characters to further develop and creates a sense of realism. The characters of the play are representative of the play’s message‚ that decisions such as the one the jurors must make are important‚ and cannot be viewed with apathy and walked away from. The apathy and prejudice that most of the jurors possessed when they initially made their decisions is something that
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In 12 Angry Men juror number eight did many things could be considered heroic. The two main things that he did was standing up against the group and speaking out‚ also he was able to step back and not look and the fact that it was a black tennager who lived in the slums committing the crime. First off‚ juror number eight showed heroism by standing up against the group. The facts were laid out and by just glancing at them like the other jurors did a guilty verdict would have been decided. But
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much. By including this the audience is able to establish that there is something wrong as this usually symbolises illness. Also the word snowflakes is used as a metaphor for cocaine and allows the audience to understand her drug addiction without it being explicitly said. The 6th Stanza also highlights her means of income‚ “Long nights‚ strange men” which indirectly states that prostitution provides her with funds to afford cocaine. The Chorus specifically uses poetic devices to highlight the meaning
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ever been swayed by the way someone looks or by the color of their skin. In 12 Angry Men bias is everywhere‚ most of the characters have been influenced by bias one way or another. But by far juror 3‚ 10‚ and 7 are the most biased because they all can be mean‚ racist‚ and impatient. The first juror that is influenced by bias is juror number #3 by being mean. First he is mean in this book because on page 14 juror #3 says “ I never saw a guitar man in my life”. Also hes shows that he’s mean in
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12 Angry Men‚ a 1957 film directed by Sidney Lumet‚ based off of a teleplay by Reginald Rose‚ exemplifies various forms of human communication amongst a small group of men. After the court dispute‚ the jury had been announced to their destination. Twelve strongly expressive men accumulate into a small group in the court where they will all come to a consensus on whether a boy is to be charged guilty or innocent. The group of twelve men that gathered into this small room‚ all displayed unique and
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12 Angry Men (1957) is a gripping and an engrossing examination of 12 jurors who are deciding the fate of a young Puerto Rican boy in a murder trial. It is phenomenal that a movie with a running time of just 96 minutes and shot in just one room could be so impactful and so intellectually stimulating that it could be a source of immense learning for generations to come in the field of psychology‚ social psychology‚ Organizational Behavior anddecision making. In this paper‚ we will be exploring 3
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Olivia Albright Mrs. Thomson English 101 5- November- 2013 In the film 12 Angry Men‚ juror number eight‚ also known as Davis‚ showed exceptional moral behavior. Juror number eight may have been standing alone in his opinions‚ but he had no problem with that. He differs from the other jurors’ in many ways‚ from his physical appearance and background‚ to his views‚ to his actions and speech throughout the film. First of all‚ from the surface Davis was perceived to be an average looking guy; tall
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only after she becomes Sen. Spirited Away’s blurred line between good and evil is a much more accurate reflection of the real world outside the film. In the end‚ evil is not vanquished but pushed aside as characters make choices that weaken bad influences. These choices have a ripple effect: Sen’s acts of goodness bring out the latent good in those she encounters. The only character who seems to remain unchanged by Sen’s example is Yubaba‚ but even Yubaba has qualities‚ such as her love for Boh‚
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