His opinions stayed strong threw the whole story until the end when he revealed is true feelings about his teenaged son who causes him to be hateful and opinionated about everything. He used every bit of evidence to prove he was guilty but a lot of the other jurors did not change their minds about the defendant being guilty or not guilty. Juror #3 is very rude and everyone knows it, he expresses himself as a loud mouth who has no manners. He loud mouths all the jurors and causes them to think negatively towards him. He also picks fights with all the other jurors, he even threatened to kill juror #8 after he called him a sadist.
Edward Britton and Izod Wolfe are punished throughout the book showing the reader how edward is treated differently from Izod because of his background. Edward is treated better or less harshly but is despised by some of the guards and other boys at the prison, "It was because of this that certain guards - and some boys - thought that Britton was favoured, even uppity, and needed bringing down." (page. 75) by the guards like Hecht and Buckridge Both treated Edward Britton badly and wanted him gone for good, rotting in Port Arthur the prison for adults. while Edward is able to get along with some people like Mr. Patterson the surgeon.
There were instances where he seemed somewhat surprised that others on the jury did not hold his same opinion. This juror began the deliberation under some stress and irritation due to a cold that he was suffering, but he also used his circumstance to disrupt some of the discussion by coughing and blowing his nose. It wasn’t until the vote of not guilty became the majority that he became enraged and went on a rant that he became subdued as he realized the type of person that he had become. After this incident, he did not attempt to disrupt the discussion of evidence and
The thought police is the most insidious aspect of the dystopian society of 1984 because the people are so scared of being watched and accused of thoughtcrime that they lose trust in anyone and everyone around them. The thought police is used by the party to control the society and their thoughts. Anyone simply walking in the street could be a member of the thought police, so you never know who is watching you. This diminishes the bonds between friends, neighbors, family, etc. because you never know whom you can trust, and even someone you have the most faith in could be the person to turn you in.
This movie was all about non-ethical and lazy like sayings, such as: “lets get it over quick” and “who really cares”. One guy, the 8th juror, did not agree with these saying’s and believed that a tough decision like this could not be decided in 5 minutes. He played a smart game, which we call ’playing devils advocate’. While the 11 men thought the person charged was guilty, this one juror thought differently. The 12 angry men were your average men, but each one had a different side.
Jails were now used to displace people like the poor or the mentally ill. These early jails were in horrible condition they were filled with filth, violence, little medical care, and poor food. In 1773 John Howard who was the new sheriff of Bedfordshire was doing inspections of the local jails found lack of discipline, inmates with diseases, filth, and lack of sanitation. He did not like what he had seen so he worked with members of the English House of Commons to Draft the Penitentiary Act of 1779. This act had four requirements for English prisons and jails.
The living conditions are poor – very poor – with the buildings broken-down, the food artificial and rationed out, wages poor, and clothing cheap. One cannot expect privacy anywhere, as there is a telescreen in almost every room. Certainly a setting to make a character feel unhappy. In the novel 1984 Orwell uses conflict against characters and appearance vs. reality and there is the biggest conflict which is Big Brother this is what the book is set about that he is always watching over everyone day in and day out. Other examples are: The three world authorities, Oceania, Eurasia and East Asia are in constant conflict so that their populations don't become
Throughout Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men the jurors deciding the verdict are clouded by their personal experiences and by their pre-judged assumptions instead of having objective views. The 8th juror is the protagonist of the play, he is perceived as the heroic one for using reason and logic to persuade the other jurors to get on side with him instead of his judgment being clouded by personal experiences. Unlike the 3rd juror who has been a part of the jury system for other trials bringing his own personal experience of his son into the case. Juror number 10 is one of the most fervent attackers of the defendants, he is bigoted and generalises the defendant instead of looking at him like an individual. It is the 8th juror who exemplifies the strength and importance of the jury in America’s justice system.
Juror #2 was a very frantic and nervous type of guy. In the beginning he voted the boy guilty, but by the end of the film his reasonable doubt had him opposed to that previous notion. Juror #3 was the assumed “antagonist” which fits his character very well. He was all for the young boy’s execution the whole time until he glanced at a picture that held some type of symbolism to him when he finally broke down and voted innocent. Juror #4 the Wall Street guy was very analytical about his vote.
Catharine first meets sir Robert in act 1 scene 2. At first Sir Robert is cold and distant. His answers very blunt and straight to the point. He denies all of the offers made by Catharine in scene 2, like smoking and sitting down. They also argue over the “trade union embezzlement case” another area of conflict.