Quote Technique Analysis

8th Juror: I kept putting Metaphor The 8th juror is

myself in the boys place sympathetic towards the
* boy.

6th Juror: Suppose you talk Moral Ambiguity Here, the 6th juror is
us all outa this and the kid injecting the thought that
really did knife his father? the 8th juror might be
* wrong and how that the
8th juror will never know.

3rd Juror: I’'ve seen all Metaphor The 3rd juror is not very
kinds of dishonesty in my impressed by the honesty
day, but this little display that takes place and uses
takes the cake. sarcasm.

The 5th juror crosses away Stage directions and In the stage direction, the
from the 3rd juror without proxemics action of the 5th juror
answering. crossing away from the
* 3rd suggests the tension
and conflict building up
between them.

9th Juror: I think I know Empathy Here, the 9th juror

him better than anyone sympathises for the old
here man who testified in
court. He relates to him as
an insignificant person in
life and understands how
he would want attention.

10th Juror: He don’t even Irony This is ironic as the

speak good English. grammar in the 10th jurors
statement is incorrect.

8th Juror: Sometimes… Personification The 8th juror here is

Sometimes the facts that arguing with the 7th juror
are staring you in your about his innocence. He is
face are wrong! trying to convince the 7th
juror that the boy is
innocent and to change
his vote to not guilty.

Dramatic irony In this quote, the 3rd juror

3rd Juror: He's an old man. stabs himself in the foot
You saw him. Half the going back on his own
time he was confused. words
How could he be positive
about anything?
The 4th Juror takes a Stage Directions
handkerchief and mops his
suddenly sweating
forehead (66)