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EthanCorral

8/28/15
InAct1oftheplayTwelveAngryMenyouareintroducedtothemaincharactersofthe
play.Thereareatotalof16charactersand12ofthemarethemainjurors.Thecaseisabouta19
yearoldboywhoisontrialforstabbingandkillinghisfather.TheJudgestartstheplayby
tellingthejurorstovoteonthewhetherornottheboyisguiltyforthecrimeheisaccusedof.
Automaticallymostofthejurorsthinkthattheboyisguiltyforthewitnessesandproofthey
haveagainsthim.Onewitnessisawomanwholivesinthesameneighborhoodandsheswears
thatshesawithappenasaneltrainwaspassingby.Anotherwitnesssaysthatheheardthe
wholethingfromhishouse.Thenthejurorsaskforapieceofevidenceinthecase.Itisa
switchbladethatissaidtobeoneofakindbytheclerkwhosoldittotheboy.Butthatisnottrue
becauseoneofthejurorshadboughtoneexactlyliketheonetheboyhad.Allofthejurorsstill
don'tbelievethejurorthatistryingtodefendtheboysoheagreestoagreewitheveryoneelseif
theytakeavoteonthecase.Whentheytakethevotenotallofthemagreethatheisguiltysoit
isstillundecided.

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