Evaluation:
Published: 13.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Twelve Angry Men', 1.
Extract

This play is about twelve jurors who are to decide the verdict of a 19 year old boy who is accused of killing his father. The jurors go into a room with the foreman to talk about the case and decide on a verdict. The vote has to be unanimous either guilty or not guilty for the case to end. To start the deciding, the jurors decide to take a preliminary vote to see where they stand. After counting the ballots the vote is 11 to 1, guilty. Juror number eight is the one who votes not guilty. …

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