DeadPoetsSociety

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Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film written by Tom Schulman,

directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams. Set at the conservative

and aristocratic Welton Academy in the northeast United States in 1959,[3] it tells

the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of

poetry.

The film received critical acclaim and box office success; it was also BAFTA\'s best film

and best foreign film inFrance and Italy. Schulman received an Academy Award for

Best Original Screenplay for his work.

Plot[edit]

In 1959, shy Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) begins his senior year of high school at

Welton Academy, an elite prep school. He is assigned one of Welton\'s most

promising students, Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard), as his roommate and is quickly

accepted by Neil\'s friends: calm Knox Overstreet (Josh Charles), overachiever Richard

Cameron (Dylan Kussman), best friends Steven Meeks (Allelon Ruggiero) and Gerard

Pitts (James Waterston), and beatnik Charlie Dalton (Gale Hansen).

On the first day of classes, they are surprised by the unorthodox teaching methods

of their new English teacher, Weltonalumnus John Keating (Robin Williams), who

encourages his students to \"make your lives extraordinary\", a sentiment he

summarizes with the Latin expression carpe diem. In subsequent lessons, he stands

on his desk to teach the boys how they must look at life in a different way, tells them

to rip out the introduction of their poetry books which explains a mathematical

formula used for rating poetry, and has them make up their own style of walking in a

courtyard to encourage them to be individuals. His methods quickly attract the

attention of the Headmaster, Mr. Nolan.

Upon learning that Keating was a member of the unsanctioned group the Dead

Poets\' Society while he was at Welton, Neil restarts the club and he and his friends

sneak off campus at night to a cave where they read poetry and verse, including

their own compositions. As the school year progresses, Keating\'s lessons and their

involvement with the club encourage them to live their lives on their own terms.

Knox pursues Chris Noel, a girl who is dating a football player and whose family is

friends with his. Neil discovers his love of acting and gets the lead in a local

production of A Midsummer Night\'s Dream, despite the fact that his domineering

father (Kurtwood Smith) wants him to go to medical school. Keating also helps Todd

come out of his shell and realize his potential when he takes him through an exercise

in self-expression, resulting in his composing a poem spontaneously in front of the

class.

Charlie, however, takes the inspiration and Keating\'s teachings too far, publishing an

article in the school newspaper in the name of the Dead Poets Society which

demands that girls be admitted to Welton. Nolan uses corporal punishment to force

Charlie to tell him who else is in the Dead Poets Society, but he refuses. Nolan also

speaks to Keating, warning him that he should discourage his students from

questioning authority.

Neil\'s father discovers Neil\'s involvement in the play and tells him to quit on the eve

of the opening performance. Devastated, Neil goes to Keating, who advises him to

stand his ground and prove to his father that his love of acting is something he takes

seriously. When Keating asked the next day if Neil spoke to his father, Neil lies and

says that his father will let him pursue an acting career provided that he keeps up

with his schoolwork. He discovers he is wrong when his father unexpectedly shows

up at the performance. He takes him home and tells him he is forcing him into

military school so he can eventually go toHarvard University. That night, Neil

commits suicide in his father\'s office.

Nolan begins an investigation into Neil\'s death, at the request of the Perry family.

Cameron goes to him, blames Neil\'s death on Keating to escape punishment for his

own participation in the Dead Poets Society, and names Knox, Meeks, Pitts, Todd,

Neil, and Charlie as the other members. Later, confronted by Charlie, Cameron urges

the rest of them to let Keating take the fall. Charlie punches Cameron and is later

expelled. Each of the boys is called to Nolan\'s office to sign a letter attesting to the

truth of Cameron\'s allegations, even though they know they are false. When Todd\'s

turn comes, he initially is reluctant to sign, but seeing that the others have complied,

does so. Keating is fired, and Nolan takes over teaching the class.

Keating interrupts the class to collect some personal articles and before he leaves,

Todd shouts that all of them were forced to sign the letter that resulted in his

dismissal and that Neil\'s death wasn\'t his fault. Nolan makes Keating leave, but

before he can do so, Todd stands on his desk and salutes Keating with the words \"O

Captain! My Captain!.\" Knox, Meeks, Pitts, and several other students do the same,

despite Nolan\'s threats to expel all of them. Touched by their gesture, Keating thanks

the boys and leaves.