Changing Verdicts The trials in both Billy Budd and Twelve Angry Men have a 'jury' of sorts, and in each story, the members of these juries are virtually unanimous in their decision, but one person remains who would vote against his/her fellow jurors. As it happens, both juries completely change the verdict from what it appeared each jury would have originally voted. I hope to show you the similarities/differences of these two stories …showed first 75 words of 576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 576 total…to be more compassionate, instead of less. As you may have been made aware of by now, there are many similarities and differences in the two stories, and I expect that you have been made familiar with the ones specified in this paper. The author of Billy Budd and the producer of Twelve Angry Men both display prejudices and, through incredible dialect and persuasion, destroys them, allowing the story to continue toward its amazing end.