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He respects 8th Juror's passion and sense of justice and quickly comes to his aid and becomes and advocate for the defendant.

We learn that he is an architect, by trade. Met with much opposition, he continues to advocate for the boy. He is discontent with the way the trial was handled and wants them to discuss the evidence in greater detail. He is the only juror who votes “not guilty” at the first vote. He changes his vote to “not guilty” simply because the tide of opinion switches, and he wants the deliberations to be over. He sells marmalade and is generally indifferent to the case. 7th Jurorħth Juror’s main concern in the case is whether or not it will end before his ball game, for which he has tickets. He sticks up for 9th Juror, an old man, and seems to be a respectful man. 6th JurorĪ house painter, he is happy that the case continues as it means he doesn’t have to work, but is hesitant to put a potential killer back on the streets. This gives him insight into such details as the use of a switchblade. 5th Jurorĥth Juror works in a Harlem hospital and says that he himself has lived in the slums his entire life.

He deals with the facts of the case logically and concretely. He wears glasses and seems to handle himself with a very serious air. 3rd Juror is the last to be convinced and only changes his mind once he realizes that he is only projecting his feelings about his own son onto the defendant. We are led to believe that this is a contributing factor to his prejudice against the defendant, accused of stabbing his own father. We learn early on that he has a bad relationship with his own son, with whom he is no longer speaking. He proudly says that he started his business from scratch and now employs thirty-four workers. 3rd Jurorģrd Juror is a small business owner. 2nd JurorĪ shy bank clerk who takes time to feel comfortable enough to participate in the discussion. He is an assistant football coach outside of the jury room. The Foreman is responsible for keeping the jury organized, which is his main focus in the play.