As the play begins, the JUDGE is instructing the twelve jurors. What are his specific instructions?
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To separate facts from fancy, to deliberate honestly and thoughtfully.
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How is the jury room described?
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Small barely any space, and hot.
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How might the jury room itself, the time, and the weather affect the jurors?
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The room is small, the weather is hot and the air conditioner does not work, and the jurors just want to go home.
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Which juror is particularly anxious to reach a quick decision? Why?
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7th juror because he has a ball game to attend.
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Before the first vote is taken, what do we learn about the crime? What has the boy supposedly done?
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The boy killed his father and committed murder.
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What is the result of the first vote?
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11-1 not guilty
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Why does EIGHT say he voted not guilty?
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He did not want to make a decision too quickly and needs time to actually think about the case before sending off the kid to jail.
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How do the other jurors react to EIGHT's statements?
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Shocked because they thought it was easy and simple.
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In order to convince EIGHT of the defendant's guilt, the jurors decide to discuss the fact of the case. What information do the jurors present about the case that make them think the boy is guilty?
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1. lived in a slum
2. mom died
3. orphanage
4. dad in jail before
5. reform school
6. stole a car
7. knife fights
8. switch knife user
9. abusive dad
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What comments do SEVEN, THREE, and FOUR make about the defendant? Do their comments pertain to the facts of the case? Why does FIVE react as he does?
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7,3, and 4 commented that the boy deserves to be punished or disciplined. Yes, and Five reacted by saying he has grown up in slums too.
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What does EIGHT say bothered him about the boy's trial?
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The defendant did not do a good job of defending the kid.
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Why is the switch-knife an important piece of evidence? What was the defendant's testimony about the switch knife?
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The knife is the murder weapon and the testimony is it fell out of his pocket.
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What is the dramatic climax (that is, the point of most intense excitement) of Act One? How do the jurors react to this incident? What does EIGHT prove by his actions? What does this incident reveal about EIGHT's motives?
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Juror eight has a replica of the weapon and easy to get. Jurors were shocked and curious. Juror eight actually takes this case seriously and his motive is to figure out if the boy is guilty or not.
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What proposition does EIGHT make to his fellow jurors? What is the outcome?
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For the second vote if everyone votes not guilty he will change his vote. Outcome 5-4 not guilty.
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How does the result of the second vote create a conflict between juror THREE and jurors ELEVEN, FIVE, and NINE?
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People are starting to disagree with 3.
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What evidence does EIGHT offer to discredit the old man's testimony? What is the connection between the el train's noise and the old man's testimony?
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Eight offer the distance, and how y fishy the man's testimony is. El trains noise is way too loud to hear to the kid say " I will kill you".
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What is the significance of TEN's comment that the defendant "don't even speak good English?" How does ELEVEN respond? Is this comment consistent with TEN's previous behavior?
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There is an irony because 10 is from America and should have better grammar than the immigrant number 11 who makes him seem ignorant by correcting him. Yes.
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What does FIVE do at this point in the play?
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He can't understand how the old man can run.
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What are the results of EIGHT's timed experiment?
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42 seconds
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What does THREE say to EIGHT at the end of Act Two? How does this contradict what he said earlier?
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3 says he will juror 8 at the end and this contradicts his behavior of what he said earlier.
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In the beginning of Act Three, the jurors vote for the third time. What is the result of the third vote? Which jurors have changed their votes?
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6-6 not guilty, 11,6,2,9 changed votes.
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FIVE provides information that discounts an important piece of testimony. What information does FIVE provide? Is he qualified to speak as an expert? Why or why not?
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He is an expert and he said that 5 have watch knife fights and stabbers are suppose to stab upwards.
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What is the result of the fourth vote?
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9-3 guilty
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How do the other jurors react to TEN's statement of his true feelings?
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They react by ignoring his rant because it's getting annoying so leaving him out.
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Why does FOUR feel that he still cannot vote for acquittal? What significant observation does SIX make at this point?
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Four does not change his vote because the lady saw the murder. The grandma's glasses might have fogged and she won't be able to see the murder because of her blurry vision.
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As the play draws to its close, THREE stands alone in his conviction that the boy is guilty. Do you think THREE was pressured into agreeing with the majority?
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Yes, the jurors did not force him but 3 was insecure to be alone and his ego got the better of him so he just gave up and vote not guilty.
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Did the jury prove that the defendant was not guilty? How so?
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No, they just proved that there was reasonable doubt about the fact that he was guilty.
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