Twelve Angry Men
irony examplez
"i'm going to kill you" -juror 3 "he don't even speak good english" -juror 10
"bright! he's a common ignorant slob. he don't even speak good english!"
juror 10
"i don't understand you people. how can you believe this kid's innocent? look, you know how those people lie. i don't have to tell you... you know, they get drunk and bang someone's lying in the gutter... human life don't mean as much to them as it does to us"
juror 10
"i've lived among them all my life. you can't believe a word they say. you know that. i mean, they're born liars"
juror 10
"please. i would like to say something her. i have always thought that a man was entitled to have an unpopular opinions in this country. this is the reason i came here. i wanted to have the right to disagree"
juror 11
"i wonder what's been going on down at the office. you know how it is in advertising. in six days my job could be gone, and the whole company too. they aren't going to like this"
juror 12
"for this kid? you bet i'd like to pull the switch"
juror 3
"let me go! i'll kill him! i'll kill him!
juror 3
"when he was sixteen we had a battle. he hit me in the face. he's big you know. i haven't seen him in two years. rotten kid. you work your heart out..."
juror 3
"i went along with the majority vote on this question. and i still didn't agree with voting that way, not really l, and i still don't. so i'm changing my vote i say no, we are not a hung jury. i believe that the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. there are some things i want to find out from those gentleman that changed their minds. "
juror 4
"i've lived in a slum all my life. i used to play in a backyard that was filled with garbage. maybe it still smells on me"
juror 5
"do me a favor, wake me up when this is over"
juror 7
"i honestly think the guy is guilty. couldn't change my mind if you talked for 100 years"
juror 7
"but supposing he really did hear it. this phrase how many times has each of us used it? probably hundreds, 'i could kill you for that darling. if you do that once more junior im going to kill you. come on rocky kill him' "
juror 8
"look this boys been kicked around all his life. you know living in a slum, his mother dead since he was nine. he spent a year and a half in an orphanage while his father served time in jail for forgery. that's not a very good head start. he had a pretty terrible sixteen years. i think maybe we owe him a few words. that's all"
juror 8
"there were eleven votes for guilty- it's not so easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first"
juror 8
"no he wouldn't really lie. but perhaps he'd make himself believe that he heard those words and recognized the boys face. he made himself believe the truth. i speak from experience. i am the same man"
juror 9
who is the second person to vote not guilty?
juror 9
how do they think of the glasses?
juror four takes his off and wipes them and two takes his off and squints at his watch
main conflict?
jurors cannot agree on whether the boy is guilty or innocent
Juror 4
likes facts, wealthy, thinks he is better than or above the others, very rich, serious
Juror 9
lonely, wants to feel important, nice old man, relates to the old man witness, wishes he had been more courageous when he was younger
Juror 6
not too smart, honest, nice, makes careful decisions, accepts opinions he likes
Juror 10
racist, bigot, angry, hates everyone but himself, knows his life is going nowhere
Juror 3
racist, bigot, was an abusive father to his son, forces opinions on others, believes only he is right, stubborn, forceful, full of himself
Foreman
serious man who makes good decisions and likes to be in charge
why do the jurors doubt the woman's testimony?
she would not have been wearing her glasses in bed
at beginning of act 3, what is the vote?
six to six
what is the problem with a hung jury?
the boy will have to have another trial
according to jurors 3 and 4 the most important evidence is
the eye witness testimony from the woman across the street
juror 5 does not believe the boy stabbed his father because...
the stab was overhand and a switch life is used underhand
what do the jurors reenact in act 3?
the stabbing of the boy's father
how do the jurors react to juror 10's speech?
they get up from the table and turn their backs to him
Juror 7
wealthy, thinks jury is a waste of time, has opinions on things he knows nothing about, opinionated, bully and coward, loud, quick tempered
what is reasonable doubt?
when there is enough evidence to convince you that there is a possibility the person might not be guilty
what is another thing the jurors vote on?
whether or not they are a hung jury
Juror 5
young, naive, grew up in the slums, takes his responsibility seriously, doesn't like to speak up especially to the older jurors
Juror 12
advertising, snob, thinks he is all that, full of himself, tries to be a good person
Juror 8
believes in justice and fairness, fights for what is right, lots of opinions, considers others opinions as well, looks for truth and honesty, wants to discuss before making a decision
what is the crime?
boy accused of stabbing his father
Juror 11
european who moved to the US, has an accent, wants equality and justice in America bc he did not have it Europe, pushover, compassionate
Juror 2
follower, changes his mind easily, shy, always times the reenactments
"i think that's a good point. we've got a job to do. let's do it"
foreman
"now you gentlemen can handle this any way you want to. i mean i'm not going to make any rules. if we want to discuss it first and then vote, that's one way. or we can vote right now and see how we stand"
foremean
who participates in the murder reenactment in act 3?
four plays the murderer and seven plays the father
why is juror 5 credible?
he grew up in the slums and had witnessed many knife fights
how does juror 8 refute the old man's testimony?
he re-enacts the time it would take to get to the stairs
how does the weather affect the jurors?
hot weather makes short tempers