Juror 8
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Juror 8 is the calm, analytical juror who stands as the lone initial dissenter and moral center of the deliberations in *12 Angry Men*.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
juror ⓘ |
| alliesWith |
Juror 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juror 5 ⓘ Juror 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | 12 Angry Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | 12 Angry Men (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPlay | 12 Angry Men (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInTeleplay | 12 Angry Men (1954 teleplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseType | murder trial ⓘ |
| centralThemeEmbodied |
integrity of the justice system
ⓘ
power of one individual to stand against the majority ⓘ reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
analytical
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calm ⓘ courageous ⓘ empathetic ⓘ fair-minded ⓘ patient ⓘ principled ⓘ rational ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Juror 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juror 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| initialVote | not guilty ⓘ |
| jurorNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| juryVoteStatusAtStart | lone dissenter ⓘ |
| keyAction |
demonstrates that the knife is not unique
ⓘ
questions the woman’s ability to see the crime clearly ⓘ reconstructs the old man’s testimony to challenge its reliability ⓘ requests secret ballot to test other jurors’ certainty ⓘ |
| legalContext | American jury system ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
duty to ensure a fair verdict
ⓘ
sense of justice ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral center of the jury
ⓘ
voice of reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Henry Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByIn1954Teleplay | Robert Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByIn1997Film | Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionInFilm | architect ⓘ |
| roleInStory | protagonist ⓘ |
| stanceOnDeathPenaltyCase | insists on careful deliberation before condemning a defendant ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | persuades all jurors to vote not guilty ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
democratic responsibility
ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ rational deliberation ⓘ |
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