12 angry man
Everyone likes a judicial system that stands for justice. Twelve Angry Men, a work of Reginald Rose, is about justice and it took place in New York during the 1950's.The play is about a murder case. The jurors are trying to determine if the boy did kill his father. Reasonable doubt is a common theme within the play. In the American judicial system, jurors have to declare the defendant as not guilty, if there is a reasonable doubt. This can be proven through both the old man's and the old lady's testimony against the boy, and can also be proven by the knife wound and the knife being the weapon of murder. The old man's testimony is a good example of reasonable doubt being the theme of play. There was evidence that the old man did not really see the boy run out of the
"Of course she did! The woman wore bifocals they looked quite strong. In the play, true American justice is executed. " (III, 49)Therefore the boy can not be found guilty based on the old lady's testimony. America would be a different place without justice. "I got it last night in a little junk shop for two dollars. He is a man that is never recognized for anything in his life, a man without accomplishments. house, since it would have taken him more than fifteen seconds to get his cane and then out the door. The knife as the murder weapon and the knife wound is another example of reasonable doubt. " (I, 49) These evidences prove that there is a possibility that the boy did not kill his father and anybody could have bought the knife. Someone who is a skilled switchblade user would not stab downward. The American judicial system requires jurors to declare the defendant as not guilty, when reasonable doubt is present. (II, 57)Evidence has shown that he could be testifying against the boy just so he can be useful and recognized for something. The old lady and man's testimony are not the only examples of reasonable doubt. In the old lady's testimony; the old lady stated that she saw the boy stab his father through the windows of her bedroom and a passing el train, while she was trying to sleep.
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