An Inevitable Verdict (or Perhaps Not). The Rhetoric of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ in Twelve Angry Men by Sidney Lumet
Anno:
2026
Tipologia prodotto:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
Elettronico
Referee:
Sì
Nome rivista:
TOPOI
ISSN Rivista:
1572-8749
N° Volume:
Theorizing Rhetoric: Bridging Concepts Across Multiple Perspectives, Different Practices and Contexts
Intervallo pagine:
1-10
Parole chiave:
Jury, Reasonable doubt, Conflict, Truth, Justice
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
Twelve jurors find themselves ‘trapped’ in the deliberation room, struggling to reach a unanimous verdict on a case that
should have been ‘easy’, until the stubborn insistence of one of them begins to reveal its full complexity by means of the
rhetoric of ‘reasonable doubt’. With Twelve Angry Men, Sidney Lumet stages a courtroom drama that has set a benchmark
in the genre (if only for making the workings of a jury visible) and that might appear to lend itself to an easy reading.
Unless, just as in the film, one attempts to dig deeper.
Velo Dalbrenta, Daniele,
An Inevitable Verdict (or Perhaps Not). The Rhetoric of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ in Twelve Angry Men by Sidney Lumet«TOPOI»
, vol. Theorizing Rhetoric: Bridging Concepts Across Multiple Perspectives, Different Practices and Contexts
, 2026
, pp. 1-10