'Choose one juror from the play or film. Outline his attitude at the beginning of the play or within the first ten minutes; again at the end of Act one or half way through; and again at the end. Assess the extent of this juror's influence on other jurors. How would you sum up this juror's character/role in the play/film? Use examples and quotations from the play to support your ideas and opinions.
             After watching the film Twelve Angry Men and looking carefully at each character's reason for being on the twelve man, all white jury, I chose to discuss Juror eight's attitudes.
             Juror eight was the protagonist of the play. He was the first to vote 'not guilty' and stand up against the other eleven men who all voted guilty. The first thing that affected him was the thought that he and eleven other men were to decide the fate of a boy, whose life was 'just beginning', in what appeared to be an 'open and shut' case.
             His most noticeable strength was his courage to stand alone and fight for what he believed in. Juror eight was a quiet and thoughtful gentleman, but he was not afraid to voice his opinions. He knew that the other jurors would not be impressed by his decision but insisted on going over all the evidence and 'facts' before coming to his decision.
             'It's not so easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first.'
             Juror eight posed questions like 'could it be possible?' and 'could he be wrong?' He constantly reminded the other jurors that in the justice system they were using, innocence is knowing that there is a reasonable doubt to believe that a person is not guilty. Although he admitted that he did not know whether the boy was guilty or not, he believed that everyone deserved justice and a 'fair trial' no matter what race or colour the defendant was, as he was
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