Characterization of Jurors Twelve Angry Men – By: Reginald Rose
Juror #1 - Foreman Small, Petty Man Acts Formal Not to bright Dogged (doesn’t give up) Juror #1 - Foreman
Easily swayed meek Juror #2 – The Pushover
Juror #3 – The Antagonist “Sadist” Forceful Intolerant Opinionated Juror #3 – The Antagonist
Juror #4 – Snobby, Rich Guy Only concerned with the facts Wealthy Well-spoken Juror #4 – Snobby, Rich Guy
Juror #5 – Naïve Young’un Frightened Takes being a juror seriously Finds it hard to speak up Juror #5 – Naïve Young’un
Juror #6 – Honest, Dull Guy Makes decisions slowly Juror #6 – Honest, Dull Guy
Juror #7 - Bully Salesman Loud, Flash Bullies others Coward Has more important things to do Juror #7 - Bully
Juror #8 – “Just” Protagonist Quiet Thoughtful Gentle Seeks truth and justice Juror #8 – “Just” Protagonist
Juror #9 – Gentle Old Man Mild Wishes he could be courageous like when he was young Juror #9 – Gentle Old Man
Juror #10 - Bigot Angry Bitter Mean Judges people without reasoning Been nowhere, going nowhere - knows it! Juror #10 - Bigot
Juror #11 – Humble Refugee European Speaks with an accent Seeks justice b/c he has suffered injustice Juror #11 – Humble Refugee
Juror #12 – Slick Ad Man Snob Tries to be good Thinks in terms of numbers No real understanding of people Juror #12 – Slick Ad Man