12 Angry Men & 12 Angry Women

Juror #10 :
 I don’t understand you people. How can you believe this kid is innocent? Look, you know those people lie. I don’t have to tell you. They don’t know what the truth is. And let me tell you, they don’t need any real big reason to kill someone, either. You know, they get drunk, and bang, someone’s lying in the gutter. Nobody’s blaming them. That’s how they are. You know what I mean? Violent! Human life don’t mean as much to them as it does to us. Hey, where are you all going? Look, these people are drinking and fighting all the time, and if somebody gets killed, so somebody gets killed. They don’t care. Oh, sure, there are some good things about them, too. Look, I’m the first to say that. I’ve known a few who were pretty decent, but that’s the exception. Most of them, it’s like they have no feelings. They can do anything. What’s going on here? I’m speaking my piece, and you – listen to me! They’re no good. There’s not a one of em who’s any good. We better watch out. Take it from me. This kid on trial…Well, don’t you know about them? Listen to me! What are you doing? I’m trying to tell you something…

Juror #9:
 It's just that I looked at that witness for a very long time. The seam of his jacket was split under his arm. Did you notice it? I mean, to come to court like that. He was a very old man with a torn jacket and he walked very slowly to the stand. He was dragging his left leg and trying to hide it because he was ashamed. I think I know him better than anyone here. This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man who has been nothing all his life, who has never had recognition, his name in the newspapers. Nobody knows him, nobody quotes him, nobody seeks his advice after seventy-five years.  That's a very sad thing, to be nothing. A man like this needs to be recognized, to be listened to, to be quoted just once. This is very important. It would be so hard for him to recede into the background...

JUROR NO. 1 (FOREMAN): A small, petty man who is impressed with the authority he has and handles himself quite formally. Not overly bright, but persistent. The foreman’s job is to ensure that the jury deliberates the facts of the case and comes to a unanimous verdict.

JUROR NO. 2: A meek, hesitant man who finds it difficult to maintain any opinions of his own. Easily swayed and usually adopts the opinion of the last person to whom he has spoken.

JUROR NO. 3: A very strong, very forceful, extremely opinionated man within whom can be detected a streak of cruelty. He is a humorless man who is intolerant of opinions other than his own and accustomed to forcing his wishes and views upon others.

JUROR NO. 4: Seems to be a man of wealth and position. He is a practiced speaker who presents himself well at all times. He seems to feel a little bit above the rest of the jurors. His only concern is with the facts in this case, and he is appalled at the behavior of the others.

JUROR NO. 5: A naive, very frightened young man who takes his obligations in this case very seriously but, who finds it difficult to speak up when his elders have the floor.

JUROR NO. 6: An honest but dull-witted man who comes upon his decisions slowly and carefully. A man who finds it difficult to create positive opinions, but who must listen to and digest and accept those opinions offered by others which appeal to him most.

JUROR NO. 7: A loud, flashy-handed salesman type who has more important things to do
than to sit on a jury. He is quick to show temper, quick to form opinions on things about which he knows nothing. Is a bully and, of course, a coward.

JUROR NO. 8: A quiet, thoughtful, gentle man. A man who sees all sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth. A man of strength tempered with compassion. Above all, he is a man who wants justice to be done and will fight to see that it is.

JUROR NO. 9: A mild gentle old man long since defeated by life and now merely waiting to die. A man who recognizes himself for what he is and mourns the days when it would have been possible to be courageous without shielding himself behind his many years.

JUROR NO. 10: An angry, bitter man. He is man who antagonizes almost at sight. An extremist who places no values on any human life save his own, a man who has been nowhere and is going nowhere and knows it deep within him.

JUROR NO. 11: A refugee from Europe who has come to this country in 1941. A man who speaks with an accent and who is ashamed, humble, almost subservient to the people around him, but who will honestly seek justice because he has suffered through so much injustice.

JUROR NO. 12: A slick, bright advertising man who thinks of human beings in terms of percentages graphs, and polls and has no real understanding of people. He is a superficial snob, but trying to be a good fellow.

The Forman: responsible for keeping the jury organized, which is her main focus in the play; she is an assistant football coach outside.

Juror #2: a shy bank clerk who takes time to feel comfortable enough to participate in the discussion.

Juror #3: a small business owner; she proudly says that he started her business from scratch and now employs 34 workers; we learn early on that she has a bad relationship with her own son, with whom she is no longer speaking; we are led to believe that this is a contributing factor to her prejudice against the defendant, accused of stabbing his own father; Juror #3 is the last to be convinced and only changes her mind once she realizes that she is only projecting his feelings about her own son onto the defendant.

Juror #4: a stock broker; she wears glasses and seems to handle herself with a very serious air; she deals with the facts of the case.

Juror #5: a stock broker; she wears glasses and seems to handle herself with a very serious air; she deals with the facts of the case.

Juror #6: a house painter; she is happy that the case continues as it means she doesn’t have to work, but is hesitant to put a potential killer back on the streets; she sticks up for Juror #9, an old woman, and seems to be a respectful woman.

Juror #7: her main concern in the case is whether or not it will end before her ball game, for which she has tickets; she sells marmalade and is generally indifferent to the case; she changes her vote to “not guilty” simply because the tide of opinion switches, and she wants the deliberations to be over.

Juror #8: she is the only juror who votes “not guilty” at the first vote; she is discontent with the way the trial was handled and wants them to discuss the evidence in greater
detail; met with much opposition, she continues to advocate for the boy; we learn that she is an architect, by trade. Juror #9 an old woman; she respects Juror #8 & #9's passion and sense of justice and quickly comes to her aid and becomes and advocate for the defendant.

Juror #10: she is one of the most fervent attackers of the defendant; tactless and fairly bigoted, she condemns the defendant as “one of them” right from the start.

Juror #11: an immigrant watchmaker; she is very patriotic and talks about how much
she loves the American justice system.

Juror #12: works for a marketing agency, which she refers to often; she seems constantly distracted from the case.