Assignment
Dead Poet Society
A. Time, space and characters
Time and Spaces
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Where and when does the first scene take place?
What sort of school is it.?
What are the values on which education is based?
How should the students feel? Why?
Do the students' go home every weekend? Why?
What Do they have in common?
What is the symbol of the candle?
What Can you guess -about the education the students get?
Characters
1. The headmaster Mr. Nolar
2. The teacher Mr. Keating.
3. The students:
a. Todd Anderson
b. Neil Perry
c. Cameron
d. Stephen Me
e. Charlie D
f. Knox Overstreet
B. Student and Teachers
1. What are the students asked to do in every lesson?
2. What is the-difference between Mr Keating's lesson and the other
teachers'?
C. Mr. Keating
1. Watch the film and make a list of what Mr Keating does in his first lesson.
2. How Do The students feel/ react? Why?
D. Mr Keating’s lesson
1. Why does Mr Keating ask them to call him 'Captain, O my Captain’s?
2. What does ‘seize the day, carpe diem’ mean? And how did it affect the
students?
 It means “Seize the day”. The students (boys) become more alert to
what’sgoing on around them.They don’t want to miss any opportunity
that comes their way.
 Their attitude changes because they start to reflect on what they want
to do with their future. They also start to question their
parents’decisions which startto cause friction in the school.
E. The end of the lesson
1. What does Keating ask his students?
2. What advice does he give them? Why?
F. Reflection
Mr. Keating says “in my class you will think for yourselves”
1. Do you think the most important role of education is to help people
become independent thinkers? Why? Give arguments to sustain your
opinion
2. Do you think art (poetry, acting) is so important that we should give up
living if we are not permitted to practice it?
3. Overall, do you think Mr.Keating is a good teacher? Why? Why not?