main antagonist

Used to beat his son, and now they don't talk anymore

gets angry very easily/hot tempered

thinks the boy is definitely guilty/has not changed his vote

gets mad at everyone else for not convicting the boy quickly/wants to get the trial over with

"'Im going to make a man out of you or I'm gonna bust you in half trying'.... I made a man out of him, alright.... I haven't seen him [the son] in two years.... rotten kid."

"Shut up, you son of a bitch!! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Antagonist

Very aggressive very fast

Gets defensive easily

Racist; he is very against the boy

Doesn't listen to others, unless it is what he wants to hear

"Look at the kind of people they are. You know them." (Talking about the boy and his father)

"We don't owe the kid a thing. He got a fair trial, didn't he? You know what that trial cost? He's lucky he got it. Look, we're all grownups here. You're not going to tell us we're supposes to believe him, knowing what he is. I've lived among 'em all my life. You can't believe a word they say. You know that."

Keeps the room under control

Does not voice his opinion very much, but voted guilty

Takes his leadership role seriously

"Now, please. I don't want any fights in here."

"All right. Let's stop the arguing. Who's got something constructive to say?"

Doesn't talk much, but when he does he points out the obvious.

He is a working man

He has a lot of uncertainty

He does not bring up new ideas, he goes along with the ideas of others.

"Suppose you talk us all outta this time and the kid really did knife his father?", this shows his lack of certainty.

"Im just a working man, my boss does the supposing." This implies that he lets the others do the thinking,

As of act 1, Juror #6 does not change his vote, he votes guilty.

Juror 7 is an impatient juror because he has tickets to baseball game happening later that day.

He is looking to get out of their early, so we can't trust his opinion because his opinion is whatever gets him out of the room fastest.

"I'm getting a little tired of this yackety-yackin' back and forth. It's gettin' us nowhere, so I guess I'll have to just break it up. I change my vote to not guilty,"

The only reason he changed his vote is becuase the "yackety-yackin'" was taking too long

He is also short tempered

He yells at juror 11 when he says, "What do you mean, I don't understand it? Who do you think you are to talk to me like that?"

main character

at first he is the only who isn't voting guilty because he wants to talk about the trial.

"there were eleven votes for "guilty" its not easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first"

thinks very outside of the box and doesn't just always go with the easy logical answer

Believes almost anything is possible, and to not just assume something because it makes the most sense

"I'm saying it's possible that the boy lost the knife and that someone else stabbed his father with a similar knife. its possible."

Juror 4 is a cold man who says harsh things

He is very calm, but the things he says show that he does not care much about this case

"We're not here to go into the reasons why slums are breeding grounds for criminals; they are."

By reading about how he carries himself, he seems intelligent and proper, possibly wealthy

However, he believes those who are not as wealthy as him are under him and are criminals

Doesn't care to believe the boy whatsoever

"The boys entire story is flimsy."

Timid, shy, does not speak out much

At the moment, he is voting guilty

Seems not to have a firm opinion, and just goes along with the rest of the group

“Oh. Well…[long pause] I just think he’s guilty. I thought it was obvious. I mean nobody proved otherwise"

“Well sure, I’ve heard of it. I know what it is. I…what I mean…will, anyway, I think he was guilty"

advertising executive

often distracted, doodles.

wants to resolve the case quickly

"Im trying to reconstruct my thoughts for a moment." This shows that he can get distracted.

"Y'know, its hot...you think they'd at least air condition the place I almost dropped dead in court." This shows that he is distracted, his initial focus is on his comfort, rather than the gravity of the situation.

grew up in poverty

works very hard and long hours as a nurse at a hospital

somebody disrespected him so he stood up for himself

• "There is soemthing personal!"

understands some fo the prejedice towards the defendant because they themselves grew up in the "slums"

German immigrant

believes in value of free speech

Believes in responsibility.

does a lot of defending of his belief in free speech.

"I have always thought that a man was entitled to have unpopular opinions in this country." This shows Juror #11's belief in American Democracy.

"You have no right to play like this with a mans life. This is a terrible and ugly thing to do. Don't you care.." This reveals Juror #11's emphasis on the responsibility they have as jurors.

Oldest of the jurors

Values justice, sympathy, and understanding

• Supports Juror 8 and stands up against Juror 10

• When he speaks, he speaks with passion and strength about his words, which makes the other jurors listen to him

"This gentleman chose to stand alone against us. That's his right. It takes a great deal of courage to stand alone even if you believe in something very strongly. He left the verdict up to us. He gambled for support and I gave it to him. I want to hear more. The vote is ten to two."

"Only an ignorant man can believe that."