Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

Does your upbringing decide who you are as a Does your upbringing decide who you are as a person?person?Can we ever be truly objective? Can we ever be truly objective? How does it feel to stand alone with your beliefs?How does it feel to stand alone with your beliefs?How important are our American Rights?How important are our American Rights?

Court Room Court Room ProceedingsProceedings

Prosecutor and Defendant presents evidence and Prosecutor and Defendant presents evidence and

debate.debate.

Instructions are given to the jury (This is where Instructions are given to the jury (This is where

the play begins).the play begins).

Jury debates. The Jury must try to be objective in Jury debates. The Jury must try to be objective in

order to fairly judge the defendant. order to fairly judge the defendant.

Jury gives the Judge their verdict (Play ends right Jury gives the Judge their verdict (Play ends right

before this happens).before this happens).

Judge gives his sentenceJudge gives his sentence

Court VocabularyCourt Vocabulary

Hung Jury- A jury that cannot agree on a verdict.Hung Jury- A jury that cannot agree on a verdict.

Premeditated Homicide- Murder that was done Premeditated Homicide- Murder that was done

willingly and was planned out beforehand. willingly and was planned out beforehand.

Reasonable Doubt- Solid doubt about the actual Reasonable Doubt- Solid doubt about the actual

guilt of a defendant that arises or remains after guilt of a defendant that arises or remains after

careful and impartial examination of all evidence.careful and impartial examination of all evidence.

Burden of Proof- A duty placed upon a civil or Burden of Proof- A duty placed upon a civil or

criminal defendant to prove or disprove a criminal defendant to prove or disprove a

disputed fact.disputed fact.

Reginald Rose 1920-Reginald Rose 1920-2002 2002

The play was inspired by Rose's own The play was inspired by Rose's own

experience of jury duty on a experience of jury duty on a

manslaughter case.manslaughter case.

"The moment I walked into the "The moment I walked into the

courtroom … and found myself facing a courtroom … and found myself facing a

strange man whose fate was suddenly strange man whose fate was suddenly

more or less in my hands, my entire more or less in my hands, my entire

attitude changed." attitude changed."

Rose was greatly impressed by the Rose was greatly impressed by the

gravity of the situation. gravity of the situation.

He also thought that since no one other He also thought that since no one other

than the jurors had any idea of what than the jurors had any idea of what

went on in a jury room, "a play taking went on in a jury room, "a play taking

place entirely within a jury room might place entirely within a jury room might

be an exciting and possibly moving be an exciting and possibly moving

experience for an audience".experience for an audience".

CharacterizationCharacterization

Dynamic vs. StaticDynamic vs. Static

Characters are only referred to by Characters are only referred to by

number. Why do you think Rose did number. Why do you think Rose did

this?this?

Tips for remembering characters: Tips for remembering characters:

3+7=10. #8 is the protagonist. 3+7=10. #8 is the protagonist.

Hyperbole and Verbal Hyperbole and Verbal IronyIrony

Verbal Irony: Verbal Irony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo

Hyperbole: An exaggeration for the Hyperbole: An exaggeration for the

sake of emphasis. sake of emphasis. ExEx. "My backpack . "My backpack

weighs a ton!" = My backpack has a weighs a ton!" = My backpack has a

lot in it. I am unhappy about the lot in it. I am unhappy about the

amount of homework in it.amount of homework in it.