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12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 14 / 17 章 · 5'01" · B2

Juror 8's Knife Demonstration, Explained：have the guts

A juror acts out the stabbing to test the prosecution's story, showing the blade would have to go "down and in." Then a juror who grew up around switchblades says the killing "wouldn't be done that way" — and another, fed up and in a hurry, flips his vote: "I've had enough."

あらすじ

One juror takes the knife and demonstrates the downward stab described in court, arguing it fits a shorter man reaching up to a taller victim. Then a juror who grew up around switchblades says the boy would have used it underhanded. And another juror, tired of the arguing and eager to reach a ball game, suddenly votes not guilty — and the room turns on him.

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このシーンの表現

have the guts

have the nerve

Juror Eleven dares Seven to vote his conscience, challenging him in front of the room.

He didn't have the guts to tell her the truth.

このシーンの他の表現

  • down and in

    downward and inward

  • the rest of them

    the others

  • had enough

    be fed up

  • go along with

    agree with, accept

  • break it up

    stop it, end it

このシーンのメモ一覧

89 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

スラング · A2draggin'

dragging — Very casual; fine with friends.

You can talk till your tongue is draggin' on the floor.
表現 · A2a ball game

a baseball game

There goes your ball game.
表現 · B1be tied up

level, deadlocked Here it means the score is level, not physically tied.

Well, we're still tied up six to six.
発音tied up

Link tied and up so it sounds like one word.

Well, we're still tied up six to six.
表現 · B2go along with something

agree with, accept

When the wound is raised again, Juror Four says he knows it was argued but does not accept it.

Well, I know they did, but I don't go along with it.
文法 · B2It's a very awkward thing to stab

dummy it: The it is a placeholder; the real subject is the infinitive that follows.

It's a very awkward thing to stab down into the chest of someone...
文法 · B1more than half a foot taller than

comparative: More than modifies the comparative taller to say exactly how much taller the man is.

who's more than half a foot taller than you are.
表現 · B1give a demonstration

show how it is done

I'll give you a demonstration. Somebody get up.
表現 · B2down and in

downward and inward

A juror acts out the stabbing and points to the angle of the blade for everyone to see.

Look at the angle - down and in.
発音down and in

The three words run together, with and reduced.

Look at the angle - down and in.
発音ever see a

Ever and a are reduced; the stress falls on knife fight.

Anybody here ever see a knife fight?
表現 · B1switch hands

change hands

See, you use too much time switching hands.
表現 · B2use something underhanded

with an underhand grip

Here's how - underhanded.
表現 · B1be handy with something

skilled with

- You'd say the boy was pretty handy with a knife? - Mm-hmm.
スラング · B2mumbo jumbo

nonsense, gibberish — Mocking and informal; fine in a heated argument.

So what are you giving us all this mumbo jumbo for? I don't believe it.
表現 · B1the rest of something

the others

Tired of the back-and-forth, Juror Seven sets the others aside and speaks only for himself.

I don't know about the rest of them, but I'm getting a little tired of this yackety-yackin' back and forth.
スラング · B2yackety-yackin'

endless chatter — A dismissive word for constant talking.

I don't know about the rest of them, but I'm getting a little tired of this yackety-yackin' back and forth.
表現 · B1break something up

stop it, end it

Feeling the argument leads nowhere, Seven decides to cut it off and end the matter himself.

It's gettin' us nowhere. So I guess I'll have to break it up.
スラング · A2gettin'

getting — Spoken shorthand; avoid in formal writing.

It's gettin' us nowhere. So I guess I'll have to break it up.
表現 · B1have had enough

be fed up

When challenged about his changed vote, Seven answers only that he has had enough.

- You what? - You heard me. I've had enough.
表現 · B2have the guts to do something

have the nerve

Juror Eleven dares Seven to vote his conscience, challenging him in front of the room.

Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?
文法 · B1what you think is right

noun clause: The clause what you think is right serves as the object of do.

Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?

「Juror 8's Knife Demonstration」を読み解く

What's really going on

The knife is the whole case in miniature: everyone agrees a boy was stabbed to death, and the fight is over who gets to explain the wound. One juror's demonstration is an argument that the physical evidence fits a shorter attacker; the man who knows switchblades answers with lived experience, not theory. What's really happening is that certainty is eroding, and the room can feel it. So when a juror who has been voting guilty suddenly shouts "I've had enough" and switches, it isn't courage or doubt — it's impatience dressed up as a decision. Juror 8 names it: "Who tells you that you have the right to play like this with a man's life?" The scene's real subject is the difference between changing your mind and simply wanting the room to be over.

Theme

JusticeThe scene weighs evidence over impatience: a vote should follow conviction, not the wish to go home.
Duty"Who tells you that you have the right to play like this with a man's life?" — the duty each juror owes the defendant.

このチャプターで学べること

  • A knife demo turns an abstract wound into a picture.
  • Changing a vote to end boredom is a betrayal.
  • The shorter man's angle decides the whole argument.
  • Calling out a careless vote takes real nerve.

発音のポイント

  • tied up — Link tied and up so it sounds like one word.
  • down and in — The three words run together, with and reduced.
  • ever see a — Ever and a are reduced; the stress falls on knife fight.
Look at the angle - down and in.

The juror demonstrates the stab: the blade would have to come from above and angle inward, which he says fits a shorter attacker stabbing a taller man.

You can talk till your tongue is draggin' on the floor.

A blunt dismissal: no amount of arguing will change his mind. He's telling the others to stop wasting their breath, because he's already decided.

Or don't you have the guts to do what you think is right?

A challenge to the juror who switched votes out of impatience: vote your conviction, not your convenience — if you actually have the nerve.

Who tells you that you have the right to play like this with a man's life?

The moral heart of the confrontation: a juror can't treat the verdict as a game or a way to end the day. The life on trial demands seriousness.

このシーンについての質問

Why did Juror 7 change his vote to not guilty?

Not because he was persuaded. He says he's "had enough" of the arguing and wants to get to a ball game. He treats his vote as a way to end the day, which is why the others attack him for it.

What is the point of the knife demonstration?

It tests whether the boy could have made the wound. The downward, inward angle suggests a shorter attacker stabbing upward at a taller man, and the medical evidence becomes something the jury has to explain, not just accept.

Why does the juror who knows switchblades speak up?

Because he grew up seeing knife fights, so he knows a switchblade is used underhanded, not with the overhead motion being demonstrated. His experience gives the jury a concrete reason to doubt that the boy made that wound.

What happens after Juror 7 switches his vote?

His switch tips the room, but the others are furious rather than persuaded, because he changed out of weariness, not belief. Juror 8 forces the choice back onto him: guilty or not guilty, decided on the evidence.

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第 1 章open-and-shut caseJurors Gather in the Jury Room第 2 章kick someone aroundJuror 8 Votes Not Guilty第 3 章burden of proofThe Jurors Go Around the Table第 4 章breaking pointJuror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot第 5 章alleged eyewitnessJuror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade第 6 章hang a juryJuror 8 Proposes Another Vote第 7 章run it up the flagpoleJuror 9 Switches His Vote第 8 章as plain as the nose on your faceJuror 8 Tests the El Train Timing第 9 章recede into the backgroundWhy the Old Man Would Lie第 10 章off the top of my headJuror 8 Questions the Knife第 11 章out of thin airJuror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk第 12 章see if the cat licks it upThe Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six第 13 章hung juryJuror 8 Tests the Movie Alibi再生中 · 第 14 章have the gutsJuror 8's Knife Demonstration第 15 章you peopleJuror 10's Racist Rant第 16 章obscure the truthJuror 8 Warns About Prejudice第 17 章in questionJuror 8 Doubts the Eyewitness
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