Juror #3
Twelve Angry Men does not have a set protagonist or antagonist. It is referenced as a "gang drama." A gang drama's resolution occurs when everyone cooperates and comes to a general consensus. There is technically no protagonist, but the closest thing to it is Juror 8. He is arguing for the life of a boy that may or may not be guilty. The real conclusion to the book lies in the fact that everyone was able to settle with a unanimous vote.
"Protagonist" might be a better word for Henry Fonda's role. He played Juror Number Eight, and his name was revealed at the end of the movie as "Davis".
He was an architect, and originally, the lone dissenter who cast a vote of "not guilty" against 11 "guilty" votes.
Juror #1, Juror #2, Juror #3, Juror #4, Juror #5, Juror #6, Juror #7, Juror #8, Juror #9, Juror #10, Juror #11, Juror #12,
Only two character's names are revealed. At the end of the film, while the jurors are leaving the courthouse, Henry Fonda (Juror #8) and Joseph Sweeney (Juror #9) meet on the steps. Fonda introduces himself as "Davis", Sweeney as "McCardle".
What cause the conflict between them is the protagonist is convinced that the boy on trial is not guilty, and not only that but he is able to sway other juriors to fill the same by picking apart the state's "evidence" and testiment.
Juror #3 would take the Antagonist position because he stands to his opinion "Guilty" the longest, having Juror #8 to finally persuade him at the end.
The film is only about the trial of the boy. Once he is found Not Guilty, the film ends. The murder is unsolved at that point.
The Fonda's. Henry in Twelve Angry Men", Jane in "Klute" and Peter in "Easy Rider".
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Juror Eight is the protagonist in Twelve Angry Men.
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Lumet, S., & Rose, R. (1957). Twelve angry men. Los Angeles: Orion-Nova Twelve Angry Men.
The protagonist in "12 Angry Men" is Juror 8, played by Henry Fonda, who is the dissenting juror seeking to convince the others of reasonable doubt. The antagonist could be considered as Juror 3, played by Lee J. Cobb, who at first strongly believes in the defendant's guilt and serves as the main opposing force to Juror 8's arguments.
The law is accurate in the movie Twelve Angry Men as it relates to finding a Defendant "Guilty beyond reasonable doubt."
The Fonda's. Henry in Twelve Angry Men", Jane in "Klute" and Peter in "Easy Rider".
The Great Defender - 1995 Twelve Angry Men 1-8 was released on: USA: 1995
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Studio One - 1948 Twelve Angry Men 7-1 was released on: USA: 20 September 1954