The woman across the street Character Analysis in Twelve Angry Men

A neighbor of the accused kid, this woman testifies in court that she saw the murder occur through the windows of the passing train. Her testimony is brought up as suspect by some jurors late in the play because she wears glasses and might have been confused about what and whom she saw.

The woman across the street Quotes in Twelve Angry Men

The Twelve Angry Men quotes below are all either spoken by The woman across the street or refer to The woman across the street. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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Eight: An el train takes ten seconds to pass a given point, or two seconds per car. That el had been going by the old man's window for at least six seconds and maybe more, before the body fell, according to the woman. The old man would have had to hear the boy say, "I'm going to kill you," while the front of the el was roaring past his nose. It's not possible that he could have heard it.

Related Characters: Eight (speaker), The old man downstairs, The woman across the street

Page Number and Citation: 33

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The woman across the street Character Timeline in Twelve Angry Men

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...a body hit the floor before seeing the kid running down the stairs. Twelve says the woman across the street looked into the open window and saw the murder occur. Three says this ought to... (full context)

Four points out that the woman across the street remembers the most insignificant details in her testimony, including that she saw the murder occur... (full context)

...out that the old man swore he heard the kid’s scream and the body fall. The woman across the street saw the murder through the final two cars of the elevated train. Therefore, the train... (full context)

Nine says that because the woman across the tracks saw the murder, someone else on the train might've also seen the murder. It would... (full context)

...the boy is guilty and that the most important evidence comes from the testimony of the woman across the street . Three instantly agrees, also saying that this is the most important testimony. (full context)

Eight suggests they go over the woman ’s testimony in detail. Four says that the woman explained how she went to bed... (full context)

...chime. Eight asks Two if he wears his glasses to bed. Eight points out that the woman who testified was wearing glasses. Eleven excitedly remembers that she wore bifocals. Four says it’s... (full context)

Eight says that he suspects the woman wouldn't have put on her glasses to glance out the window. The lights went out... (full context)

The woman across the street Character Analysis

The woman across the street Quotes in Twelve Angry Men

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The woman across the street Character Timeline in Twelve Angry Men