lesson5-6 Twelve Angry Men

Lesson5&6TwelveAngryMenI.IntroductiontotheAuthor•ReginaldRose•ReginaldRosewasoneoftheoutstandingtelevisionplaywrightstoemergefromtheGoldenAgeoftelevisiondramaanthology文选series.•AlthoughmostofRose‘sfamederivesfromhisteleplays电视剧forthelivedramaanthologies,hewroteanumberofsuccessfulscreenandstageplays,andwentontocreateandwritescriptsforTheDefendersatCBS,aswellaswinningrecognitionfortherevivedCBSPlayhouseinthelate1960s.•Rose'sfirstteleplaytobebroadcastwasTheBustoNowhere,whichappearedonStudioOne(CBS)in1951.Itwasthe1954-55season,however,thatgaveRosehiscredentialsasatopwriter:thatyearhasbeenreferredtoastheReginaldRoseseasonatStudioOne.Hiscontributionsincludedthenotedplays12:32a.m.,AnAlmanac年鉴ofLiberty,CrimeintheStreets,aswellastheplaythatopenedtheseasonandbecameperhapsRose'smostwell-knownwork,TwelveAngryMen.Inadditiontowinningnumerousawardsandundergoingtransformationintoafeaturefilm,TwelveAngryMenundoubtedlyestablishedRose'sreputationalmostimmediatelyasamajorwriterofdramafortelevision.•Thetensioncreatedbyexhaustingdeliberations审议withintheconfinedclosenessofthejuryroominwhichTwelveAngryMenoccursisexemplaryinthisregard.Rosewasresponsibleinpartforthecreationofthisnewapproach.Thisrealismthatbecameknownasthesliceoflifeschooloftelevisiondramawasforatimethestaple主题oftheanthologyshowsandreshapedthelookofbothtelevisionandAmericancinema.II.BackgroundKnowledge•1.UsefulLegalTerms•2.JuryTrialintheUnitedStates•3.CourtSystem1.UsefulLegalTermsGroup1:judicialsystem诉讼程序judicialproceedings刑事法庭criminallaw民事法庭civillaw刑法criminalcourt司法制度civilcourt民法Group2:theaccused/thedefendant辩护律师theaccuser法官theprosecutor陪审团defenselawyer证人judge大陪审团attorneygeneral有前科的人jury原告grandjury被告witness公诉人aex-convict首席检察官Group3:verdict无罪sentence判决有罪acquittal陪审团的裁决testify法官的判决testimony上诉identify驳回上诉cross-examination作证convict证言appeal法庭确认overrule盘问sustain辨认JuryTrialintheUnitedStatesJudiciarysystem:judge,12jurors,lawyer,plaintiff,defendant,publicprosecutorThejurytrialisanimportantcomponentintheU.S.judicialsystem.Thejuryconsistsof12jurors,selectedatrandom,agreedonbythelawyersofthetwosides,whowill,afterhearingalltheevidencedandcross-examinationandcarefuldeliberation,giveaverdictofguiltyornotguilty.Todaynojurywouldbemadeupentirelyofmenanymore.Womennowserveonjuriesasmuchasmen.Jury•Jury:isagroupofupto12people,called“Jurors”whosedutyitistolistentotheevidencegiveninacourttrialanddecidewhethertheaccusedisguiltyornotguilty.Thedecisioniscalleda“verdict”.Iftheverdictisnotguilty,theaccusedissetfreeoracquitted;iftheverdictisguilty,thejudgewillgivethesentence.CourtSystem•Jurisdiction司法:bytheHighestCourt,theHighCourt,theMiddleCourt,thedistrictcourts,thelowercourts•Legislation立法:bytheCongress,hearings听证会•①Theaccusedisdeemedinnocentuntilandunlessproved“guilty”beyondareasonabledoubt.•②Inmanyjurisdictions,themajorityofajuryisnotsufficienttofindadefendantguiltyofafelony.•③Atrialdoesnotaimatdiscoveringwhocommitaparticularcrime,butrathertheinnocenceorguiltoftheaccused.•④Thesystemisnotinfallibleandcanbequiteprecarious.Acriminalcourt•Acriminalcourtisacourtoflawwhichhearscasesbroughtbythestateagainstapersonoracorporationwhichhasviolatedacriminallawenactedbythelegislature.Police•ScotlandYard伦敦警察厅•NYPD,LAPDpolicedepartment警察局•FBIFederalBureauofInvestigation•Sheriff(美)县治安官•Policeofficer•区分：Securityguard保安,Firefighters,firebrigade,•Court-martial军事法庭,internationaltribunal国际法庭III.Pre-classQuestions•1.Whydoyouthinktheauthorgives“TheTwelveAngryMen”asthetitleoftheplay?•2.Trytoanalyzethecharacteristicsofeachjurorandwitness.•3.Trytoretellthestoryofkillinginyourownwords.Aboychargedwithmurderinghisfather（p1）•Noticethatwesay“tobechargedwith”,but“tobeaccusedof”.•Noticealsothat“tocharge”meanstostateofficiallythatsomeoneisguiltyofacrime.Nowyoufellowscanhandlethisanywayyouwant.(P2)anyway(bothwordsstressed):byanymethod;inanymanner•anyway(stressedonthefirstsyllable):inspiteofthat;inanycase•--I’mgoing______,nomatterwhatyousay.•--Youcandoit_________youwant.Idon’tcare.Ijustwanttheresult.•--Well,_______,it’stoolatetodoanythingnow.•--Heisdesperate.Hehastofindthatmoney_________.Preliminary(a.&n.)P3:happeningatthebeginningofanevent,oftenasaformofpreparation•--TheCongresswillstart~hearingssoon.(预备听政会)•--Ourteamgotbeateninthe~roundsofthecompetition.(头几个回合)•--MayImakeafew~remarksbeforewestarttheinterview.(开场白)•②noun:usuallypluralformspreliminaries•--withoutpreliminaries(开门见山地)•~talksonthenuclearissuesofNorthKoreabeganyesterday.•Abackgroundcheckisnormallya~toapresidentialnomination.•~s,quarterfinals,semi-finals,andthefinal•Ifwewanttodiscussitfirstthenvote,that’sonewayorwecanvoterightnowtoseehowwestand.•Mean:Onewayforustodoistodiscussfirstthenvote.Theotherwayforustodoistovoteatoncetofindoutthepositionofjurorswhetherweagreeornot,orweneedfurtherdiscussiononthiscase.VoteMaybewecanallgetoutofhere.P5•Background:Heiseagertogetoutofthisjuryroombecauseitishotandbesideshehasaticketforafootballgameforthateveningwhichhedoesnotwanttomiss.•Ifeveryoneagreesthattheboyisguilty,thentheycantaketheverdicttothecourtandgetthewholethingovera