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What Is The Mood Of The 4th Juror 4

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Morgan Maynard Dr. Milburn ENG 121 6 June 2024 Eleven Angry Men and One Calm Man In Reginald Rose’s innovative play Twelve Angry Men, the mood of the play from the start can be interpreted as very serious and hostile among the jurors. This is due to the task at hand of determining the guilt or innocence of a young defendant, which causes emotions to run high among the jurors. While the mood of aggression seems to be a mutual emotion of all jurors, there is one that stands out from the rest. Though he may not be as memorable as Juror 8 or Juror 3, Juror 4 plays an important role of being the level-headed member of the jury. Juror 4 stands out from the others because he employs logic, conducts factual analysis, and maintains a composed demeanor to navigate the intense deliberations. By studying his obedience to the facts of the case, …show more content…

10TH JUROR. Come on, what is this? 4TH JUROR. [to the 10TH JUROR]: It’s perfectly alright. (56-57) This reinforces the open mindset of the 4th Juror because if the 4th Juror was not open to other perspectives, he would not have agreed to answer the 8th Juror’s questions. Additionally, the 4th Juror also would not have told the 10th Juror that the questioning was fine to continue with. Further, the last important example of Juror 4 exhibiting an open mindset was during the discussion of the witness testimony and her glasses. The significance of the witness's glasses as a piece of evidence symbolizes the importance of being attentive to detail. The 4th juror, initially swayed by the prosecution's case, opens his mind to the point that the 9th Juror makes that the woman was not wearing her glasses during the testimony, but had the same impressions that the 4th Juror had from his glasses. The 4th Juror confirms that the witness could not have been wearing her glasses while in bed (Rose 70). As he realizes that the witness, who claimed to have seen the crime clearly, couldn't have possibly done so without her glasses, doubt creeps in.

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