TWELVE ANGRY MEN :
Useful
Vocabulary
trial – a legal process in which a court of law examines a
case. He is on trial for murder.
jury – a group of twelve people who listen to details of
a case in court and decide if someone is guilty. Please note: This word
is a non-count noun. This means
that even though the meaning is plural, it is treated as a singular noun.
Example: The jury was (not were) unanimous.
juror – a member of a jury
the defendant or the accused – the person in a court of
law who has been accused of doing something illegal
prosecuting attorney
– the lawyer who represents the state
defense attorney – the lawyer who represents the defendant
witness – someone in a court of law who tells what they
saw or what they know about a crime
testimony – the formal statement given by a witness in a court of
law
first degree murder –
verdict – an official decision made by a jury about whether or not someone is guilty. The jury must reach a verdict. They must find the defendant guilty or not guilty.
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Identifying the Characters
For your writing assignment on this film you will need to identify the different jurors. We only know the names of two of them. To identify the others you can refer to them by their juror number, occupation, personality trait, or appearance.
Juror #2 – the short man with the high voice who
worked in a bank
Juror #3 – the angry man who had a son he didn’t
speak to
Juror #4 – the wealthy stockbroker
Juror #5 – the man who demonstrated
how to use the switch blade
Juror #8 – Mr. Davis, the man who persuaded the
others that the boy may not be guilty
Juror #9 – Mr. McArdle, the old man with the keen
eyesight
Juror #11 – the watchmaker, a refugee from Europe
Juror #12 – the tall thin man with glasses who
worked in advertising
