Coalitions can work for or against you-- and they can shift in Twelve Angry Men.
There were many alliances that the jurors made in Twelve Angry Men. All of Juror Eight's alliances worked out for him in the end, because he presented undeniable evidence and a calm demeanor that made people want to agree with him. One alliance that didn't work out in the end though was the bond between Juror Four and Juror Three. They always listened to one another and voiced their opinions many times, but towards the end, Juror Three kept denying the facts, which made Juror Four stop listening to him. Juror Three then began to beg Juror Four to help him and stay on his side, but Juror Four finally agreed with Juror Eight and didn't want to side with Juror Three's nonsense anymore.
Juror 3 was desperate and very emotional in his statements. He also contradicted himself multiple times, the alliances he made, really weren't alliances, it was the jurors original votes from seeing the actual trial. The alliances that were made from juror 8, lasted, they were won over with the disproving of the case facts/evidence, that caused the jurors to question whether the defendant actually committed a crime. Juror 3 really just wanted to win, even at the end of the play, when he stood alone in his vote of "Guilty," but he eventually swayed to juror 8 because there was no point in arguing anymore, the verdict was already changed.
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