I originally thought it was clear the man was guilty, but as juror eight continued to explain the reasons for the man’s innocence, my opinions began to change. It was interesting to see how my opinion changed with the jurors. Everyone has made their case as to why the man is not guilty but three won’t go over until everyone is on the opposite side of the room from him and yells the facts at him until he finally cracks and walks to the other side of the room, admitting that there is reasonable doubt of the man's guilt. By the end, it is 11-1 and juror three is the only one left. Some characters are much timider and rarely engage in the conversation, while jurors three and eight are the most talkative and have been arguing throughout the duration of the play. One man decides to change his vote and they continue their discussion. The foreman decides that they should take a vote to decide if they are a hung jury or not, and it is also a 6-6 vote. He convinces the jury and people slowly start to turn to his side, and after lots of fighting it eventually becomes 6-6. The jury begins as 11-1 and only one man thinks he is not guilty, so they must discuss. Twelve Angry Men is a three-act play about a jury who must determine if a man is guilty of murdering his father. I really like plays, so I thought it would be really interesting to read it as a book. My teacher had it in her library so I thought I’d give it a try. I decide to read Twelve Angry Men because my school had performed the play a few years ago.
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