Twelve Angry Men

The act of being untruthful in a society may arise when most people present false statements. Although Juror 8 has convinced nine other jurors to see reasonable doubt they further discuss a witness in her forties “making a tremendous effort to look thirty-five for her first public appearance” and states that she lived in the opposite apartment from the accused and his father. Juror 9 who points out that “the woman who testified that she saw the killing had these same deep marks on the side of her nose” indicating that she wears eyeglasses and the statement in her testimony was inaccurate. This alters the three other jurors verdict of voting guilty as one witnesses testimony could of made

In addition, Juror 8 was also fair. He said "It's not easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy

Indeed, Juror 3 and 8 have individual outlooks on the case, but I believe that even between these two diverse people, there are is one strong similarity, and that would have to be persistency. In the whole play, the strongest collisions of disputes were between Juror 3 and 8. Their conflicting perspectives and powerful determinations were what drove the decision of the fate of the accused. In general, these two jurors have strong point of views on how the boy should be treated and why. Even with this similarity, they still use their persistency in diverse

Juror 8 had many chances to change his opinion about the boy’s case, and yet he never did. Throughout this whole play, Juror 8 stood his ground and was

He says “For this kid? You bet I’d pull the switch” juror eight then calls him a “self- appointed public avenger” which stuns juror number three.

Third, juror 8 uses his logical appeal in the case to show the other jurors

Juror #8 is a calm and reasonable man which makes it easier for him to judge the case fairly and justly without any prejudice. Juror #8 never said he believed the defendant to be innocent he only wanted to take the role of being a juror seriously and talk about the case before a young boy is sent off to die. “I’m not trying to change your mind it’s just that we’re talking about somebody’s life here… we can’t decide in five minutes.” Because he brings no prejudice in the jury room he is able to look at the facts and carefully decide on his judgement. Juror #8 recognizes other peoples prejudice and tries not to convince them that the boy is innocent but to have them let go of that prejudice and decide based on the facts whether they truly believe the defendant is guilty or not. Rose uses both juror

The heart of the American Judicial System is the determination of the innocence or guilt of the accused. At the beginning of the play, the jurors all feel that the man is guilty for murdering his father and they all wanted to convict him without carrying out a detailed discussion. The persistence of juror eight, however, plays a significant role in ensuring that the correct and fair verdict is delivered. The judicial system maintains that the defendant does not have an obligation to prove his innocence. The fact is not clear to everyone as Juror 8 reminds Juror 2 about it. The fact is a key element of the judicial system and assists in the process of coming up with a verdict. The defendant is usually innocent until proven guilty. Another element of the judicial system that comes out in the play is for a verdict to stand it must be unanimous. Unanimity ensures that the

In the movie 12 Angry Men, juror number 8 (Henry Fonda) was not sure if evidence presented...

Another juror that will be discussed is juror 8. Eight’s personality would be generous because he would defend a kid. This is shown when he defends the kid and voting not guilty, “He’s nineteen years old” (314 Act 1). This shows in eight’s tone he is generous and would not let a kid die

The foreman is dealing with a murder case. There are twelve juries present into the courtroom and the eighth juror is new and very nervous about this situation. The murder case is about a sixteen year old boy who knifed down his father. All the jurors are talking and getting to know each other as time passes. Some juries are doing their own thing.

This shows that Juror 8 was thinking during the trial, trying to find a doubt. When he did find a doubt he shares it with the other men. Juror 8 shared his concerns with the group because he wants the boy to have a fair trial, not one decided by biased people. Juror 8 is provoked into saying a-lot of the things he does by his sense of justice and his self confidence that he is right.

This knife wasn’t just like any other knife; it was uniquely shaped not only with the blade but the handle. The knife was vividly jagged with the blade that made a one-of-a-kind wound. The one time I did agree with one of my many fellow judgmental jurors was juror four. He said while we were in the jury room that “It’s a very strange knife, I’ve never seen one like it before in my life” (Rose 319). Many of the other jurors agreed with juror four and I except that sly low life juror eight. He claims to have found the exact same knife. That devious juror was trying to pull a sick joke. The boy bought the switch knife from his neighborhood store. We all know that if you live in the slums you can get your hands on anything. If the knife was one of a kind, then why had the storekeeper never seen one like it before? He told the authorities that it’s the only one of it’s kind, and the only one he had in stock. Speaking of the sketchy storekeeper he was arrested for selling it to the store.

Another major source of conflict is the other jurors’ disinterested approach to the trial. Almost every juror approaches Juror #8’s insistence on a not guilty vote with avoidance. They care little about the case and do not grasp its gravity,

12 Angry Men explores many techniques of consensus-building and the difficulties encountered in the process, among a group of men whose range of personalities adds intensity and conflict. No names are used in the film; the jury members are identified by number until two of them exchange names at the very end. The defendant is referred to as "the boy" and the witnesses as "the old man" and "the lady across the street".