Thursday, May 5, 2016
Twelve Angry Men Pt. 2
Throughout the middle of the play, Twelve Angry Men, room for an untold story is evident. The play can represent the untold story of a jury. It shows how deciding whether a man is guilty or not is not always as simple as some may think. Most people think juries go into a room, all vote together, and leave the room and say the man is guilty. But in reality, juries go in and vote only to find out one person disagrees, just as juror 8 did in this play by saying, "...it's not so easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die...". Once one disagrees, they all must talk to find a unanimous vote. Most would think that The one juror who disagrees would come to their senses and change their mind, but Twelve Angry Men proves that wrong by convincing 11 other jurors that his point of view on this crime is correct and all 11 of them are wrong. People would also think this process happens quickly but in reality, it takes hours, upon hours. The whole play displays the untold story of a jury. If this play hadn’t been made, people wouldn’t have a realistic picture of how a jury actually concludes their verdict of guilty or not guilty. I think this is an important story to be told because many people blame jurors when a friend or loved one is convicted of a crime, when in reality, they more than likely went to extreme lengths to find a verdict.
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I think the play could also tell the untold story of an accused defendant. Nobody ever really talks about the other side of stories like this. We are always so wrapped up in feeling bad for the victim and looking for someone to place the blame on. But I think we need to start to take the time and try to understand the other side, which is what I think Juror Eight did.
ReplyDeleteI think that this play tells the untold story of jurors. To be honest, I didn't actually understand how much time went into deciding on a verdict between 12 jurors. I also thought that they just go in a room and decide on a verdict just like that but after reading this play, I realized that that is far from the truth on how being in a jury really is. These jurors went back and forth for what seemed like hours and almost declared themselves a hung jury because they felt like they were never going to decide on one verdict.
ReplyDeleteTo me the play tells the untold story of 1 against all. In a sense that juror 8 is the only one who believes that he is innocent but not a single person will hear him out. no one pays attention to him and he tries and tries again to get heard. He is the only one facing an impossible task to do what he believes is right.
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