Dramatic Human Experiences In Reginald Rose's 12 Angry Men

Reginald Rose has displayed dramatic human experiences in his play 12 Angry Men. He has achieved this through the slow rise in tension in the setting. The playwright has also showed drama, though the characters themselves with how he has created the characters to be arranged on a scale between justice and personal wants. This positioning puts the jurors against each other combined with the stuffy jury room created language that became more coarse until it reached a climax. 12 Angry Men reflects real life on a stage with the playwright's idea that justice is more than right and wrong. In the play justice has other factors, for example the 8th juror broke the law to state a point that contributed to saving a boy's life. In reality sometimes you

Combined with a humid environment creates an uncomfortable experience for the men. Therefore the setting has a major effect on the choices and actions of the jurors. "10th juror These hot weather colds can kill you. I can hardly touch my nose." So as a result the setting of 12 angry men reflects human experiences in a dramatic way. In a room with more comfortable conditions would mean arguments wouldn't flair up as expressively. For example, at the end of the first act the 3rd juror threatening to kill the 8th juror after a major argument about the boy yelling 'I will kill you!'. " 8th juror ever since you walked into this room you've been behaving like a self-appointed public avenger." "3rd juror shut up!" "8th juror You're a sadist" "3rd juror I'll kill him!"Because of the uncomfortable setting means that the play's human experiences are displayed more

This technique dehumanises them so the only way to characterise them is by their personalities and reactions to the evidence of the murder case. Only after the first vote for guilty or not guilty with a tally of 11 for guilty and 1 for not guilty is the personalities of the jurors shown. The only person to vote not guilty is the 8th juror. He is immediately criticised by his fellow jurors, but he holds his ground as he thought there were too many holes in the evidence. "8th juror well, I guess we talk " "10th juror boy-boy!" " 3rd juror the man's a killer" These quotes tell us that the 10th is rude and the 3rd juror is stubborn. But the personalities of all the jurors are shown when all the jurors are questioned about why they chose guilty or not guilty. The playwright has intended to have many different people with various past experiences placed on a range of justice or personal needs so that when they clash, all the human emotions are portrayed in a striking