Imagine you're in a courtroom with 11 other people deciding the fate of someone's life. In the play, 12 men have to come together and agree on whether or not a 16-year-old boy killed his father or not. Reginald Rose shows us the different benefits and challenges of the Jury system by using all the jurors' perspectives and ideas in the play. In the play, 12 “angry men,” Reginal Rose uses juror 3 to show the challenges in a jury system by demonstrating the bias people have; however, he also illustrates benefits by showcasing different peoples perspectives. Juror 3 displays the challenges of the jury system's proficiency because he came into the courtroom with his own biased thoughts. The other jurors were arguing about the boy's alibi and if they believed it or not, he said “It's the kids. …show more content…
They don't listen.” Juror 3 is comparing the boy to other kids and isn't looking at the facts of the evidence. This is a struggle because it's often hard when jurors are biased towards the defendant. When juror 3 and juror 8 were disagreeing if the boy is guilty or not, juror 3 said "I mean, everybody is starting to bleed for this punk little kid like the president just declared it Love Your Underprivileged brother weak.” This conveys juror 3 is hard to come to an agreement with the other jurors cause he only likes to think about his own perspective. Juror 3 also expresses the benefits of the jury system by using other jurors' perspectives to come up with a final statement. Juror 10 changed his vote and wanted to hear his opinion about the case, so the other jurors were arguing and juror 3 said “Now just listen to this man. He's the only one in the room who knows.” Juror 3 wants to hear other jurors' ideas about the case to come up with a final verdict, which is good because they use everyone's different opinions. While the jurors were arguing about what testimony was true, juror 3 said “And how
between Juror 3 and Juror 8 is that Juror 8 did his job as a juror and Juror 3 is basing his verdict on the fact that he doesn't give any freedom to those from the lower class because he simply doesn't like them. But one of Juror 3’s biggest problems is that he wants the deliberation to be over as fast as possible. When Juror 3 heard all of the evidence he had his mind set just based on his past experience without questioning some of the evidence presented in the case. On the other hand Juror 8 comes
Comparison essay comparing Juror 3 and Juror 8 What are some similarities between Jurors 3 and 8? What about differences? Oh gosh, it's been years since I've seen the movie (didn't read the play). Okay, Juror #3 is the angry father, and Juror #8 is the guy who stands alone in the INNOCENT vote, right? I suspect the similarities are easier to find by reading the play because the movie really shows their contrasts. There is one similarity in that when they really believe something, they
12 Angry Men Essay Juror#3 In a crowded jury room in downtown New York, opinions collide as discussion about the innocence of a young boy is decided. The dark and foreboding storm clouds that hang over the heads of the jurors are beginning to lift as time progresses and new facts are presented. One juror is not happy about this stay of execution and is holding fast his opinion of guilty. Juror three, the president of his business, refuses to alter his vote or opinion in any way. Still haunted
Compare and Contrast Essay Bristol Yates Mrs. Turner 6th hour 04/11/24. Twelve Angry Men Compare and Contrast Could you sit in a hot jury room with no air conditioning voting on whether or not someone is innocent or guilty? That is exactly what Juror #1-12 had to do in Twelve Angry Men. Twelve Angry Men is a play and film that is about twelve jurors voting if a child is innocent or guilty of manslaughter. The jurors argue, fight, and battle heavy emotions. In the movie and play, there are many
determine the defendants fate. This essay will argue that Reginald Roses’ play will maintain to be relevant due to its resemblance of flaws and imperfections in a courtroom and how in today’s society we still encounter judicial issues regularly. This is displayed through the deliberate construction of character relationships. The deliberately constructed character relationships undoubtably establish that there can be fallibility in a courtroom and that certain jurors can be unreliable. In the play
Juror #3 plays the role of an antagonist in the story “Twelve Angry Men” and does quite a good job doing so. The reason why I think he plays a good antagonist is because he creates conflict among the jurors, resulting in personal insults and bringing an unrelated past situation as a strong point in his argument. My first example of Juror #3 personally attacking people, on page 33, is by calling the men who believe the kid is not guilty as crazy and that they should not let a boy who grew up in a
murdering his father. This case consisted of a group of twelve jurors. These twelve jurors had so much about themselves that was alike and in some ways they were all different. In this case, the juror 3 and juror 8 are very different. Juror 3 appears to be a very intolerant person also he is known as a bully. On the other hand juror, 8 is an open minded individual that always listens to someone before speaking his part in something. Juror 3 also believes whatever I say I’m always right and nobody could
follows 12 jurors throughout the process of finding the defendant’s sentencing. The jury is overseeing a case surrounding a young boy who is charged with the murder of his father. It was interesting to see the process of this paired with the way each character’s vote had an effect on each of the other juror’s decisions. The film “12 Angry Men” portrays a realistic fluctuation of stances in a room of jurors as a whole and individually based upon the prior experiences and ethics of each juror. An
Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole: The jury from the drama Twelve Angry Men, consist of individuals from every aspect of life. Their values attitudes and opinions have been shaped by the events that they have lived through. The jury’s relationship with their past, helped form the position to vote guilty or not guilty. Written by Reginald Rose they play Twelve Angry Men displays how Juror #3’s relationship
The reason for this is the isolation of the movie’s characters. All events in the movie are triggered by the characters only. There are no external influences nor is there the possibility for the characters to leave the scene. This essay will apply concepts of
Reginald Rose’s ’12 Angry Men’ brings 12 jurors together in a room to decide whether a young foreign boy is guilty of killing his father. The play is interwoven with dynamic characterisation, striking symbolism and intense moments of drama. Although Rose positions Juror 8 as the hero, the strongest character is in fact Juror 4, who is an independent thinker, rational and calm even as tension begins to build. Although Juror 4 initially votes guilty, he is able to admit his fault and change his vote
In this essay I will be an analysis of group communication using the movie 12 Angry Men.The movie 12 Angry men is a movie about a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. They go through many different problems during the deliberation. The movie starts off with all 12 of the jurors in a room. Nobody knows anybody. Everyone friendly introducing themselves and making conversation. Trying to get to know one another. They knew they
This essay will compare & contrast the protagonist/antagonist's relationship with each other and the other jurors in the play and in the movie versions of Reginald Rose's 12 Angry Men. There aren't any changes made to the key part of the story but yet the minor changes made in making the movie adaptation produce a different picture than what one imagines when reading the drama in the form of a play. First off, the settings in the movie are a great deal more fleshed out. In the play, the scene begins
Harper Lee and the film 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose have many similarities and differences in relation to the theme of justice and injustice. The purpose of this essay is to explore these similarities and differences and find more in depth meaning to these two texts. In both To Kill A Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men, Atticus and Juror No. 8 abstain from commonly held prejudice views and try to uphold justice fairly. In the novel, it deals with the fact that it is a black man 's word over a white 's
is five or that I have spent two hours so far on this essay. I know these things because I can’t deny that a set of 2 apples and a set of 3 apples makes 5 apples or that I started this essay when my working clock said 12:30 and now it is 2:30. When arguments are made, however, is when knowing is truly able to emerge. Juror 8 in 12 Angry Men has the job of convincing the other jurors through different means of logic that a boy is innocent. Juror 8 has no reasonable doubt of the boy’s innocence. In