New England Small Boys Prep School - Welton
First Scene: 2 young boys getting picture taken. At Graduation ceremony with banners marching into room. Looks like a church service. "The Light of Knowledge" given to boys sharing the candle. Speaker: What are the four pillars? Discipline, patience, excellence. Introduction of new teacher (Robin Williams).
After ceremony: Everyone greeting at door. Families saying goodbye to the boys.
Roommates . Boys in hallway going to rooms, In room: Boys coming in teasing about summer school: Going over 4 principles. Smoking, Introductin...Todd Anderson, ...Silverstreak....welcome to ...knock, knoci "Father I thought you'd gone" Father, "you're taking too many extra curricular activities", son, "wouldn't be fair"...getting balled out from father..."don't speak to me that way in front of others" "you know how much this means to your mother", "Yes, sir", pondering in outside of room, upset. "Don't tell me how to talk to my father", "What are you going to do" I'm dropping what I have to" "Latin", "Join us Todd".
Boys going down to class:
Chemistry. Teacher..."due to tomorrow"
Latin: Teacher - route memorization
Trigonometry: Teacher, going over rules "will be penalized"
Mr. Keeting (Robin Williams) comes in whisteling around the room, leaves "Well, come on", all go out into hall as he whistles. Recites a poem "Oh captain, my captain", "who knows where that comes from" ; INtroduces self, calls on Mr. Piss "Unfortunate name" to read from book, seize the day while ye may...Asks students what its about. Gives an illustration of poem.
Illustration: Cruiz past old students pictures: "Listen to them, what are they whispering from the grave" "seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary". They all go out discussing the class. "Spooky", "Weird".
Shower room: Boys discussing studying, plans. "Come to study group"
In the room, student writing "seize the day", crumples paper and throws it away.
Knox Silverspoon and principle driving in car to go dinner at Danberries home.
Study hall: boys discussing, Knox sharing about meeting such a beautiful girl at dinner. Can't forget her, can't think aboaut trig...Teacher, "All right boys, 5 minutes"...
Mr. Keeting's classroom: "Understanding Poetry"....reading about poem & objection/importance.
Mr. Keeting writes on board, like a formula. Discribe poetry. "Rip out entire page in book", "tear out entire introduction", "I want Mr. Princhard out of here, I want nothing left of it". Everyone rips out pages, Mr Galister comes in "Whats going on here" Mr. Keeting comes back with garbage can. Throwing papers away. "In my class you will learn to think for yourself, words will change the world". Taking a different teaching method other than the book.
"We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race, and the human race is full of passion" "life exists, power of the play goes on and you may contribute a verse" "What will your verse be"?
Dinner Scene: Teachers at table, discussing Mr. Keetings class. Telling Mr. Keeting his way is wrong. Mr. Keeting developing "free thinkers"
Boys table, senior annual, "Dead poets society".
Next day in school ground asking Mr. Keeting about dead poets society. "What was it" "Dead poets were dedictated of sucking marrow out of life" "Let poetry work its magic, let it drip like honey"
Walks away whisteling. Boys discussing going to cave tonight. "Be careful, can't get caught." "Whos in" ...all decide to go to cave,
In study hall, discussing how to get there, "don't read, come and listen" , in bathroom all getting ready for bed, boys getting flashlights and ready to go to cave. Taking poetry book with them, sneaking out, dark, dog barking. Dark out. Spooky, misty, foggy. Running through woods. Found cave, starting fire, smoke everywhere. Forget fire. "Reconvene dead poets society" Reading from book, going to "marked pages" reading exerpts. Putting in food in pile. Reading more exerpts. Telling spooky stories. Memorized poem: shows picture of naked lady, read made up poem. Next: Tennyson, "Come my friends to seak, to find, not to yield" . Acting all silly, rapping poem, leave to their rapping poem, sneak back to school.
Next day: exhausted in class, Mr. Keeting...asking students. "Wiliam Shakespear" , giving illustrations of different actors, John Wayne, ...then reads a poem. funny description in different
"constantly look at things in a different way" (standing on desk) "must try to look at things in a different way" boys all get up on desk and look around. "break out" "dare to strike out and find new ground", for essays "compose your own poem deliver on Monday".
Different scenes: rowing on lake. Competition. Boys getting radion going, sword fighting. Dancing on roof.
in room, roommate "wants to act" trying out for Midsummers night dream. Talks about asking father to get permission. Doesn't want to ask father, wants to enjoy idea for awhile. Neal running around room, chasing each other. Acting crazy. (Neal's father has heavy hand on him.)
Mr. Keeting taking boys out to soccor field: Gave each one a paper with a part of poem on it. Music starts up as boys read papers, kicking balls.
Neal all excited "I got the part". Roommate "how are going to do this", Neal forges permission letters to be accepted into play. Obviously not going to ask father.
Classroom: students reading own poem. Boys laugh at each other. "don't let your poems be ordinary" Todd Anderson "you're up" Worst fear, embarrassing, . Mr. Keeting writing on board.
Making Todd go up front and "YAWP". he's shy. Mr. Keeting doing demonstrations with Todd, ends up getting a poem and making a discovery of self "can do it".
Playing soccer and put Mr. Keeting up carrying him. Boys in cave, smoking. talking about smoking pipes. Neal brings in a lamp, "god of the cave". Saxaphone...lets start this meeting. "gotta be more"
Knox"I can't take it no more" I'm gonna call her. Has crush on Kris Danberry girl, trying to call her, all scared. Calls her, gets asked to party on Friday night. Going to party. Point is "She was thinking about me" "only met her once and she was thinking about me" "she is going to be mine"...
Poety class illustration: Strolling in circle, getting the beat, in a cadence. "everyone started out with their own pace" "BEliefs unique" "find the one less traveled by". Find your own walk, walking around being silly, going against the stream. .
Weekend, Todd sitting out, his birthday. Same gift from parents as last year. "Desk set" Neal cheering him up "desk set wants to fly" They throw it off the roof. "oh well I wouldn't worry, you'll get another one next year".
In dead poets cave, Charles brings a couple of girls.
Mr. Keeting using many live examples which is a way that Mr. Escalante used.
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