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deadpoetssociety
DeadPoet'sSociety
(Drama)(1989)
©1999byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
Mr.JohnKeating....................RobinWilliams
YoungprofessorofEnglishwhoisbothinspiringandabiteccentric.
NeilPerry.................................RobertSeanLeonard
Studentwhowantstobeanactoralthough
hisverystrictfatherinsiststhathebecomeadoctor.
ToddAnderson........................EthanHawke
Neil'sveryshyroommate.
KnoxOverstreet.........................JoshCharles
Studentwhofallsinlovewiththedaughter
ofoldfriendsofhisparents.
Charlie..........................................GaleHansen
Averydefiantstudent.
Mr.Nolan.....................................NormanLloyd
TheconservativeandstrictheadofWeltonAcademy.
PlotSummary
Thisisthestoryofstudentsattherespected"WeltonAcademy,"apreparatoryschoolinVermont.Suchschoolswere(andoftenstillare)veryconservativeinstitutionsthatserveashighschoolsforparentswhoinsistonsendingtheirchildrentothebestuniversities.Welton,likemanyprepschools,admittedonlyboys.Themovietakesplacein1959.
TheplotcentersontheinfluenceofMr.Keating,ayoungandexcitingEnglishandpoetryteacher,whoisdeterminedtoteachhisstudentstolivelifewithabsolutepassion.Mr.Keating,usingpoetryashisvehicle,teacheshisstudentstochallengetheinstitutionsaroundthem.
InspiredbyMr.Keating'sphilosophyoflife,manyofhisstudentsrecreatethe"DeadPoet'sSociety,"asecretclubwhichmeetsinacaveinordertodiscusspoetry,philosophyandothertopics.Theclub,whichMr.KeatinghadcreatedmanyyearsearlierwhenhewasastudentatWelton,wouldbecompletelyunacceptabletotheconservativeschool,whichdiscouragesstudentsfrom"thinkingforthemselves."Indeed,Weltonstudentsshouldbeintheirrooms,studyingonlytheprescribedmaterialsthattheirteachersassign.
Thismovieisaboutwhathappenswhenthesestudentsdecidetopursuetheirowndesires,andtolivelifewiththepassionthatMr.Keatingencouraged.Ultimately,itisaboutwhathappenswhenafewidealisticstudentsfindthemselvesconfrontedagainstconservativeforcesthatresist
allchange,includingthedriveforpersonalself-determination.
WordsandExpressionsthatYoumaynotKnow
StudentsarriveatWeltonAcademy
forthebeginningoftheschoolyear.
OKboys,settledown.
Analternativetocalmdown.
Thefourpillars:
Tradition,honor,discipline,excellence.
A"pillar"isaphysicalfoundationuponwhichsomethingisbuilt.
"WeltonAcademy."
Nameofthepreparatoryschoolwherethemovietakesplace.
75%wentontotheIvyLeagues.
AtermforthemosteliteAmericanUniversitiesontheEastcoast,
includingHarvard,YaleandPrinceton.Ivyisthegreenplantthatgrowsonmanyoftheirbuildings.
Ferventdedication.
Aninterestingadjectivewhichmeanspassionateorintense.
PreparatorySchool.
Expensiveprivatehighschoolsthatpreparestudentsforcollege.
Theyareoftencalled"prepschools,"andtheirstudents
areoftencalled"preppies."
Thrillingceremony.
Agoodadjectivewhichmeansexciting,orperhapsdelightful.
Youhavesomebigshoestofill.
Awayofsayingthatafamilymemberyouarebeingcomparedtodidanexcellentjobinsomethingyouaregoingtodoyourself.
Vaporizer.
Alittledevicethatproducessteamtohelpdealwithacold.
Lookslikeastiff.
Slangforadeadbody,orinthiscase,anunappealingperson.
Don'tmindhim.He'sbornwithhisfootinhismouth.
"Ignorehim....sincehe'salwayssayingstupidandfoolishthings."
Travesty.
Amockeryorexaggeratedimitation.
Acommonphraseis"atravestyofjustice."
Bootlicking.
Acrudeadjectiveforapersonwillingtodoanythingtopleaseanother.
Valedictorian.
Thepersonwiththebestgradesinahighschoolclass,andwho
usuallypresentsaspeechatthegraduationceremony.
Extra-curricularactivities.
Referstoactivitieslikesports,clubsandsoon(outsideofclasses).
Youshoulddroptheannual.
"Todrop"somethingistogiveitup."Theannual"isthebook
thatschoolsproduceeachyearwithphotosofeachstudent.
Tellhimoff!
"Totellsomeoneoff"istoyellorcurseatthem("fuckyou").
Oh,that'srich.
Whenusedsarcastically,"rich"showsdisgustordisbelief,
thoughitisrarelyusedthisway.
They'rejustabunchofjerks.
Averycommontermforanidiot,orperhapsanunpleasantperson.
Iurgeyounottotestmeonthispoint.
Anotherwayofsaying"don'tchallengeme."
Mr.Keatingarrivestoteachpoetry.Theboysfindthemselveswith
averypassionateandrebelliousteacherinaveryconservativeschool.
Well,comeon!
Here,itmeans"let'sgo."ItisprobablythemostwidelyusedphrasalverbinEnglish,andcanmeaneverythingfrom"beserious"to"go"to"stopit,"dependingonthecontext.
"Captain,mycaptain."
AquotefromoneofMr.Keating'sfavoritepoems.A"captain"
isamilitaryleader,andoftenthepersoninchargeofaship.
Dispelrumors,sothattheywon'tfesterintofacts.
"Todispel"istoeliminate."Tofester"istogeneratepus,ortorot.
Theintellectualequivalentofa98poundweakling.
Anexpressionforonewhoisconsideredveryweak.
TheywerethrowingByroninmyface.
Byronwasagreat19thcenturyBritishpoet:
Thisisawayofsayingthathewasnottoosmart,andthushedidn'treallyunderstandByron.
"CarpeDiem!
"
Themostimportantwordsinthemovie!
Latinfor"seizetheday,"ormoregenerally,"livelifetothefullest."AlthoughaLatinterm,thismoviepopularizeditintoarelativelyuncommonexpressionusedbyEnglishspeakers.
Wearefoodforworms,lads.
Apoeticwayofsayingwewillalldieandourdeadbodies
willfeedtheworms."Lads"isamoreBritishtermfor"guys."
Fullofhormones.
Bodychemicals,oftenmeaningsexualhormones.
Theworldistheiroyster.
Commonexpressionmeaningtheycandowhatevertheywant
An"oyster"isashellfishdelicacy.
Notoneiotaofwhattheyarecapableofdoing.
Afunnylittlewordmeaningaverytinyamount.
Nowthey'refertilizingdaffodils.
Again,areferencetothefactthatallpeopledieandreturntotheground."Fertilizer"isfoodforplants,anda"daffodil"isaflower.
Theirlegacytoyou.
A"legacy"issomethinghandeddowntofuturegenerations.
Spooky,ifyouaskme.
Anicelittlewordthatmeansscary(asinghosts).
Don'tyougetanything?
Inthiscase,"toget"isusedtomeanunderstand.
Let'sgo,hustleup.
Anold-fashionedwaytosay"hurryup."
Knoxvisitshisparents'oldfriends,and
soonfallsinlovewiththeirdaughter.
"TheDanburys"
FamilyhomewhereKnoxmeetstheirdaughter,Chris.
I'llsecondthat.
Awayofsaying"Iagreewithwhatwasjustsaid."
Suityourself.
Aninterestingwaytosay"Dowhateveryouwant."Itisoftensaidafterapersonsaysthey'regoingtodosomethingdifferentthanwhatyou
thinktheyshoulddo.
He'sthespittingimageofhisfather.
"Tobethespittingimageof"someoneistolookjustlikethem.
HejustdidagreatcaseforGM.
GeneralMotorsCompany:
Here,meaningheworked
asalawyerforGM,andprobablywonthecase.
It'satragedy,thatshe'sinlovewithsuchajerk.
Again,averycommonwordforanidiotorunpleasantperson.
Trig.
Shortfor"trigonometry,"whichisatypeofmathematics.
Mr.Keatingexplainshowtoappreciatepoetry.
Excrement!
Thetechnical(ormedical)termfor"shit."
PoetryisnotAmericanBandstand!
AfamousTVshowinwhichpopmusicianssangtheirsongs.
"J.EvanPitchart,Ph.D."
Thewriteroftheintroductioninthepoetrybookwhich
Mr.Keatingthinksdestroysthetruespiritofpoetry.
Ripitout!
"Toripout"apagefromabookistoremoveitbytearingitout.
Whatthehellisgoingonhere?
Notetheadditionof"thehell"invarious"Whquestions"iscolloquialbutcommon.Itaddsemotionandemphasis.
Thecasualtycouldbeyourheartandsoul.
A"casualty"isaninjuryordeath.Your"soul"isthepartofyou
thatisspiritual,ornotphysical,andthatintheory,livesforever.
Youwilllearntosavorwords.
"Tosavor"istosmellortastewithmuchpleasureorintensity.
Huddleup.
Thismeanstocometogetherinatightlypacked,smallgroup.
Thepowerfulplaygoeson,andyoumaycontributeaverse.
Asectioninapoem.Here,perhapsused
symbolicallytomean"thepoemoflife."
Misguidedthoughitwas.
Tobe"misguided"istobeleadinthewrongdirection.
Notethesomewhatraregrammaticalconstruction.
Free-thinkersat17?
A"free-thinker"issimplyatermforsomeonewho
thinksforthemselvesandrefusestobeaconformist.
Ineverpeggedyouasacynic.
"Tobepeggedas"somethingistobeseenlikethatbyothers.A"peg"
isafastener.Acynicisanimportantwordreferringtoapersonwhoisskeptical,ordoesnoteasilytrustthingsthatsheistold.
Theboysdiscover"thedeadPoet'sSociety,"foundedbyMr.Keating
whenhehadbeenastudent.Theydecidetoreconvenethisclub.
Mr.Keatingwasahellraiser.
A"hellraiser"isapersonwhocausesalotoftroubleandcommotion.
Theadministrationwouldn'tlooktofavorablyonthat.
Thisreferstotheschooladministration.
Theywerededicatedtosuckingthemarrowoutofthebonesoflife!
Verypoeticwayofsayingthat"theywantedtolivelifetothefullest."The"marrow"isthemiddlefillingofbones.
Weweren'taGreekorganization.
Thisrefersheretofraternitiesandsororities,whicharecommon
clubsoncampusthataregenerallyconsideredveryconservative.
Poetryrolle
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