circumstances in which heat and angst drive them to push for a guilty verdict‚ despite the clear evidence of reasonable doubt presented through the trials facts. In the end‚ Henry Fonda’s character gets the other jurors to realize that all of the evidence is circumstantial and they present a not guilty verdict to the judge. This film presents a situation in which it becomes clear that previous prejudices can influence the verdict that certain jurors hand down. It is difficult for people to become unbiased
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brought up influences who you are. As he done this he kept on reminding the jurors that the boy was raised in the “slums”. This really hit close to home for juror 6 as he was brought up in the slums as well. Which ultimately let to the unanimous verdict of not guilty. Through juror 10 and 6‚ Rose sets fourth the injustices of classism in the american justice system. In conclusion‚ Rose expounds the corruption of the american justice system. He sets forward the gamble of being tried as someone who
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The scene starts off in a New York City Court of law jury room. There’s an empty jury room and a judge is giving a set of final instructions to the Jurors. We learn that this is a murder case and that if found guilty‚ he would be sentenced to death penalty. After these instructions‚ the Jurors enter. All the Jurors presume the obvious guilt of the defendant‚ whom we learn has been accused of killing his father. Eventually‚ the twelve sit down and a vote is taken. All of the Jurors vote “guilty”
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becomes your duty to separate the facts from the fancy’. (Judge) ‘I urge you to deliberate honestly and thoughtfully’. (Judge) ‘If‚ however‚ there is no reasonable doubt –then you must‚ in good conscience‚ find the accused guilty’. (Judge) ‘Your verdict must be unanimous’. (Judge) P3. ‘..Even when the case is as obvious as this one. I mean‚ did you ever hear so much talk about nothing?’ (Juror 3) ‘Everybody deserves a fair trial. Sometimes I think we’d be better off if we took these tough kids
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To convict someone of a crime‚ you cannot have any doubt at all that they are not guilty. To convict someone guilty beyond reasonable doubt is very sensitive‚ especially in murder cases. It effected the verdict in the movie because most of the men was just sure the subject was guilty of killing his father until talking about it. After discussing the trial most of the jury had reason to believe the evidence could be doubted. The judge made it very clear to
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12 Angry Men The plot of 12 Angry Men revolves around the murder trail of a Latino boy who is accused of killing his father. The conviction of the boy would mean a death sentence and the destiny of the boy’s life is in the hands of twelve male jurors of ranging personalities. The case seems open and shut with a murder weapon and several witnesses to place the boy at the scene of the crime. For eleven of the jurors the decision is apparent that the boy is guilty but for one juror‚ Mr. Davis (Henry
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the men‚ and go home. Similarly in the courtroom‚ another moral dilemma arose: this time within the jury. Once more‚ a group of twelve men came with an intent of charging Tom Robinson guilty. No where did it say the bias jury initially had a guilty verdict in mind‚ but with the attitude towards blacks in Maycomb County‚ Lee made it bluntly obvious that they had no intention of pronouncing Tom innocent. In the book Atticus made it very clear‚ "In our courts‚ when it’s a white man’s word against a black
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The dramatic play of Twelve Angry Men‚ authored by Reginald Rose in 1955‚ focuses on a jury’s deliberations concerning a homicide trial. The trial revolves around a 16-year-old boy who is accused of stabbing his father to death. A guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence for the boy. Throughout the play Juror three displays his flaws as a result of his prejudice but he is not the most flawed as others demonstrate similar tendencies. Nevertheless‚ he is quite unrealistic‚ like his fellow jurors
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Karim Zaky 1 Mrs. Lambert English II 12/20/2012 Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose explored the theme ‘Power of persuasion’ through jurors’ # Three‚ Eight‚ and Nine. The play is inspired by Reginald Rose’s own experience of jury duty on a manslaughter case in New York City. Reginald Rose was born in New York City on December 10‚ 1920 and he worked at a series of odd jobs‚ including a receiving clerk‚ window cleaner‚ and camp counselor He served in the U.S. Army in World War II‚ completing
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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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