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The Eighth Juror:

The eighth juror was one of the main people who felt strongly about making sure that the man who was convicted was actually guilty. Throughout the whole first scene, his actions convince me that he feels strongly about the conviction the man had received and how it could be wrong, based on evidence. He goes into detail about how the neighbor supposedly heard the murder say he was going to kill the victim was odd and did not really seem very likely.  He also talks about how the boy could have misplaced the knife that was the murder weapon and how raw of a deal the boy has had all through his life.  The way he defends the "murderer" makes me feel as though he also had a terrible experience as a child like he for some reason feels a deeper connection with this boy than the other jurors do. On page 13 he says "I think maybe we owe him a few words. That's all." He is compassionate and believes in giving people chances despite the pressure from a majority of the other jurors to just write guilty and be done with it. He ignores the pressures and continues to express how the boy could, in fact, be framed and how important it is to take it into account to save this boy's life. Juror eight is an architect 

This juror, in my opinion, is one of the few I actually can agree with because the others as so quick to assume that the evidence is foolproof and just want to be done with their jury duty. I think it is important to look at the possibilities in such an important situation. I think he adds to the plot line of the story and makes the play that much more interesting by being the first to disagree with the guilty plea. 

The Tenth Juror:

The tenth juror, on the other hand, is on the opposite side and believes that the boy did, in fact, get a fair trial. He pushes the idea to just be done with the jury duty and to just say that he is guilty. Throughout the whole first scene, he is dead set  on the facts and how realistic it could be because "he got a fair trial". His opinion on children similar to the convicted murderer was that "they are born liars". He is completely convinced that all of the evidence has been tested and proven in court. The tenth juror does not feel that there is any reason to be doubting the supposed witnesses just to protect this "murderer". This particular juror is portrayed as judgmental, trusting towards the system, and rushed to get things done. His opinion does not seem to be very shaken and he seems to just be doing jury duty without concern for what will happen to the convicted. He is a business man and an intellectual.

I do not at all relate to this juror simply because of the groups together all children that have had a tough life, and often these children or people are the best people to be around. It makes me very upset to hear that he is so trusting in the system and the witnesses who probably are in fact not sure what the argument was heard or what they saw.


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