12 Angry Men Part 3

There are many themes shown throughout the play, 12 Angry Men. One theme that is shown throughout the whole play is the theme of opinion. Throughout the whole play you see 12 different opinions coming at each other. Each juror has a different opinion. Some of the jurors have a weak opinion and just go with what someone else is saying. Some have strong opinions that stand up for what they believe. Some speak up about it, some do not. Some opinions clash which causes arguments, but that makes the play interesting. In the beginning of the play, one person had an opinion and every juror agreed with that opinion except for one. That one juror that had a different opinion, stood up for what he believed. He tried to convince the other jurors and explain to them why he believed that. When he told his opinion, people disagreed and arguments started. Once jurors saw where he was coming from, they start throwing in ideas too that could back up his opinion. I think the opinion theme is the major theme of the play because the whole time, the jurors are just throwing out their opinions of the case. If there were no opinions, or some jurors did not have such a strong opinion, the play would be dull and boring.