Play by Reginald Rose Teaching Activities by Rivka Lewenstein

3.
…, EIGHT is the only juror that doesn’t declare the boy guilty. 
Throughout the 
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…, he had a strange feeling. Therefore, he wants to discuss the 
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… 
with the other jurors before sending the boy off to die.
Not all the other jurors are pleased with the idea, but they do begin to talk. THREE 
describes the 
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… of the old man who heard the boy say “I’m gonna kill you,” and 
then saw the boy running down the steps. FOUR mentions that the 
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… couldn’t even 
remember what movies he was supposedly watching at the time of the murder. TEN 
talks about the woman who 
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… that she saw the murder take place from across the 
street. He also constantly makes racist comments about the people who live in 
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…
When FOUR points out that the knife that was used in the murder was the same as a 
knife the defendant had bought earlier that day, EIGHT tries to claim that it could just 
be a 
10.
… Then he pulls out an identical switch-knife to prove his point. This causes 
an uproar in the jury room, but THREE, TEN, FOUR, and SEVEN are still convinced 
that the boy is guilty. That’s when EIGHT makes a proposition to his fellow jurors. 
They will hold a new vote by secret ballot, and he will 
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…. If the vote is 
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…, then 
he will change his vote to guilty and the jurors will immediately bring their 
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… to 
the judge. If, however, even one juror has a 
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… in his mind and therefore votes not 
guilty, they will continue to discuss the case. EIGHT hopes that the 
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… that he has 
been building with some of the jurors will cause at least one of them to vote innocent, 
but he is not at all sure that that is what will actually happen.
unanimous – accomplish – defendant – slums – rapport – evidence –
privilege – testimony – trial – abstain – verdict – coincidence –
vote – reasonable doubt – testified – entitled – case – at stake