Play by Reginald Rose Teaching Activities by Rivka Lewenstein

Foreshadowing
Writers often use 
foreshadowing
— a technique in which events narrated at an earlier 
point in the story hint at, and prepare us for, something that will happen later in the 
story.
3.
In Act One (lines 332–335), we are told that a rapport has begun to develop 
between EIGHT and NINE. What is that a foreshadowing of? 
4.
In Act Three, there is a tense dialogue between SEVEN and ELEVEN, in which 
SEVEN finally admits that he no longer believes that the defendant is guilty. How 
is that event foreshadowed in Act One?
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An Additional Focus on Literature
5.
List at least one 
conflict
that takes place in 
Twelve Angry Men
in which the 
protagonist is not directly involved.
6.
What is the 
climax
of the play?
7.
What is the 
theme
of the play?
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Act Three
Analysis and Interpretation I
Answer the questions about Act Three of the play. 
1. 
Why do you think it is specifically ELEVEN who lectures the others about their 
responsibility as jurors? (lines 718–723)
2.
What almost happens when THREE demonstrates the way the boy could have 
stabbed downwards? 
(lines 786–851)
3.
a. Why do most of the jurors get up and leave the table in the middle of Act 
Three? (lines 893–925)
b. What does FOUR do that allows them to come back to the table? In what way 
is this behavior out of character for FOUR?
4.
How do the other jurors cause THREE to change his vote? What does this tell you 
about THREE’s personality? (lines 984–1014)