Pt. 2 #6A

As demonstrated through Juror 8, in the play, Twelve Angry Men, one determined and skilled individual can wield a lot of influence. Juror 8 at the beginning of the play was a little bit underestimated given the fact that he stood alone his belief that the defendant was innocent. However, over the course of the play all of the jurors had been convinced that the defendant was not guilty simply because Juror 8 was strong enough to proclaim his reasoning. When deciding the verdict with his fellow jury, Juror 8 believed there was reasonable doubt and stated that “there were eleven votes for guilty— it’s not so easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first” (Rose 15). Through his statement, Juror 8 planted the idea of innocence and non-prejudice in the juror’s minds in hopes that his determination might sway the jury’s opinion.