The court delegated to the jury the task of determining whether or not the accused was guilty of murder and premeditated homicide accusations. The article describes how several characters have demonstrated their knowledge, efficacy, ethics, and talents in an attempt to reach the proper conclusion about the accused mainly focusing on jurors 1 and 5. Juror 1 makes an admirable effort to keep other jurors in line as he is the foreman of the jury responsible for keeping the group under control (Alazas 7). Juror 5 is a courteous person who seems shy and does not talk during most of the deliberations of other jurors since he understands when to speak despite his quiet demeanor.
Juror 5 has a good understanding of slum life because he admits to having lived in one his entire life and tells how rubbish was piled up in his backyard. This knowledge helped him during the demonstration on switching knives and contested usage (Reginald 21). Moreover, the other jurors were focused on their agendas while the rest of the jury was focused on providing the proper judgment on whether the accused was guilty or not (Reginald 56). This is notably clear with juror 7, who is focused on adjourning the conference so that he may return home while others are attempting to get the right decision.
Juror 1 presided over the deliberation, which had the goal of determining whether the accused was guilty or not. He orders the jurors to sit down, for example, and when jury 8 continues to stare out the window, he tells him to seat (Reginald 13). He also spends most of his time trying to keep the peace and helps to keep the conversation alive. Juror 5 is hesitant to express his opinions but speaks out when the other jurors criticize residents from the slum. He is defensive in that he tries to defend the accused because they both originated from the slums.
Works Cited
Alazas, Jacquelyn Grace R. Turning Sorrow into Service: Juror Five in Twelve Angry Men. Diss. Regent University, 2020.
Reginald, Rose.Twelve Angry Men. The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1964, p. 21, 56, 13, Web.