Twelve Angry Men Act One Study Questions – Flashcards
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What are the JUDGE's instructions to the jury?
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Separate fact from fiction/fancy Deliberate honestly and thoughtfully
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How might the room itself, the weather, and the time affect the jurors?
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The room is small, the weather is hot, and the jurors just want to go home.
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___________ is in a particular hurry to reach a verdict because ______________.
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Seven; he has Broadway tickets
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What information is revealed about the crime to the reader before the first vote is taken?
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The son is on trial for stabbing his father.
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The first vote is ________ to ________.
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11 t0 1
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What is EIGHT's reason for voting not guilty?
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"It is not easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first."
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What are the other jurors' reactions to EIGHT's vote?
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disbelief, confusion
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During a discussion of the evidence, how do these jurors interpret the information? EIGHT TWO THREE FOUR TEN SIX
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EIGHT - "We could show him where he's probably mixed up." TWO - "Nobody proved otherwise."; "Somebody saw him do it." THREE - "You can't refute facts." FOUR - the boy's alibi was flimsy. TEN - The woman across the street witnessed it. SIX - there was a motive - the argument between the father and son
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What comments do these jurors make about the defendant? SEVEN THREE FOUR
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SEVEN - The boy's record; sarcastically says, "This is a very fine boy." THREE - Kids nowadays are angry, hostile. FOUR - Boy was a product of a filthy neighborhood and a broken home. "Slums are breeding grounds for criminals."
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Why does FIVE react the way he does?
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He grew up in a slum and isn't a criminal. He worked his way up to become a doctor.
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Why is the switch-knife important?
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It's the murder weapon. It's supposed to be one of a kind.
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What is the dramatic climax of ACT 1?
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When EIGHT pulls out an identical switch-knife and stabs it into the wall.
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What does this episode reveal about EIGHT?
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He does his research and thinks things through.
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What proposition does EIGHT make his fellow jurors?
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They will have a secret ballot vote, he won't vote, and if everybody votes "guilty" he will change his vote.
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_____________ is the protagonist.
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Juror EIGHT
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____________ is the antagonist.
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Juror THREE
