Theme/Meaning

The theme of the play was to give a whole look at information before making decisions that could affect the life or death of someone. All that wanted the alleged murder guilty they were going off prejudice and their preference on that person because of where he grew up, saying that he was naturally violent because of where he grew up and that all the people from their are like that. And that these areas bread criminals, in fact making the claim that because of where he is from he was automatically like that. The meaning behind the play was to give a story like this because it is always like this in the real world where stereotypes are made on someone based on where they live and that it connects on the way the are supposed to act. This play was meant to end that by saying that you must look at everything before making statements and accusing someone of something simply because of where he was from.

Drama Elements

The author adds this sort of mystery behind everything in the evidence that is given to the jurors and they all link to something. Each piece of evidence given has a twist to it to make the different jurors change their minds on if he is guilty. When Davis intricately explains why he believes that he is innocent I agree because he was making valid points and with everyone that helped him added facts to back up his statements and I agree with the ones who believe he was not guilty because they had facts and valid points. I think the playwright couldn't have done any better than what he did and the way that he did it because it is flawless and the characters each had something to add to the story. And as far as changing the mood I don't think changing the mood in anyway will make it better than what it already is.

Untold Story

The story 12 angry men can be seen as an untold story because the 18 year old who was on trial had an open case for murder and was left to the jury to decide whether or not he was guilty. All of the jurors thought he was guilty as soon as they received the information without knowing the full extent of the situation the day of the murder. The 18 year old on trial has an untold story on his hands and the only one who thinks otherwise than the other jurors. This then brings upon his untold story and Davis telling his story that he couldn't have committed the murder under all of the circumstances .During the whole play Davis and a few other jurors help him plead his innocence along with telling his story. The entirety of the whole play would have otherwise not been told simply if all of the jurors had just went off of the surface evidence instead of them digging and asking questions about the evidence given. This trial could have sent the 18 year old to the chair meaning he would die for the alleged murder and if the jury was right in pleading him guilty then they would have done the right thing and if not then he would have been put to the chair without his story being told.