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Tam Act 3
Tam Act 3
Tam Act 3
9/11/15
TwelveAngryMenAct3
InthethirdandfinalactofTwelveAngryMenthejurorsvotesareconstantly
changingandnowarecompletelyinthemiddle.Sixvotesforguiltysixfornotguilty,
whichmakessomejurorswanttovoteforahungjurybuttheygetthesame
results.Theystarttofightoverwhytheboyisguiltyornotwhentheydecideto
reenacttheoldmangoingdownstairsandseeingtheboyfleeing.Themanswore
thatithesawitandittookhim15secondstodoit.Butwhentheyreenactit,ittook
them40secondstodoso.Jurornumber8saysthattheboywenttoareform
schoolforknifefighting.Hethensaysiftheboywasanexperiencedknifefighter
stabbingamanhalfafoottallerthanhimhewouldhavestabbedhimunderhand
insteadfromabove.Jurornumber5agreeswithhimandjurornumber3getsup
andstartsshoutingateveryone.Thenjurornumber8asksthemiftheythinkthe
boyissmartandtheysayno.Hethanraisesthepointthattheboyisconstantly
goingfromstupidtosmartinthematterofseconds.Theboykillshisfatherin
publicbutissmartenoughtowipethebladecleanbutsuddenlycantcomewithan
albimakesjuror8tothinkthathedidntdoit.Thatconvinceseveryonebesidesjuror
3sotheystarttosaythattheyhopehecansleepatnightbecausehesenttheboy
tohisdeathwhenheyellsnotguiltyandleavestheroom.