2 00:00:42,315 --> 00:00:45,767 Now remember keep your shoulders back. 3 00:00:54,786 --> 00:00:57,403 Okay put your arm around your brother. That's it. 4 00:00:57,497 --> 00:00:59,457 That's it. Right and breathe in. 5 00:01:01,209 --> 00:01:03,117 Okay one more. 6 00:01:07,632 --> 00:01:09,707 Now just to review 7 00:01:09,801 --> 00:01:12,210 you're going to follow along the procession... 8 00:01:12,303 --> 00:01:15,223 until you get to the headmaster. 9 00:01:15,306 --> 00:01:17,882 At that point he will indicate to you... 10 00:01:17,976 --> 00:01:20,051 to light the candles of the boys. 11 00:01:20,145 --> 00:01:22,720 All right boys let's settle down. 12 00:01:29,320 --> 00:01:32,105 Banners up! 13 00:02:22,791 --> 00:02:26,868 Ladies and gentlemen boys... 14 00:02:26,961 --> 00:02:28,870 the Light of Knowledge. 15 00:02:43,478 --> 00:02:48,900 One hundred years ago in 1859 16 00:02:48,983 --> 00:02:52,727 41 boys sat in this room... 17 00:02:52,821 --> 00:02:55,313 and were asked the same question... 18 00:02:55,407 --> 00:02:58,576 that now greets you at the start of each semester. 19 00:02:58,660 --> 00:03:02,487 Gentlemen what are the Four Pillars? 20 00:03:04,958 --> 00:03:09,744 Tradition. Honour. Discipline. Excellence. 21 00:03:11,131 --> 00:03:13,091 In her first year 22 00:03:13,174 --> 00:03:17,251 Welton Academy graduated five students. 23 00:03:17,345 --> 00:03:20,265 Last year we graduated 51. 24 00:03:20,348 --> 00:03:23,382 And more than 75 percent of those... 25 00:03:23,476 --> 00:03:26,229 went on to the Ivy League. 26 00:03:26,312 --> 00:03:31,057 This- This kind of accomplishment... 27 00:03:31,151 --> 00:03:33,111 is the result... 28 00:03:33,194 --> 00:03:38,106 of fervent dedication to the principles taught here. 29 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:41,609 This is why you parents have been sending us your sons. 30 00:03:41,703 --> 00:03:44,737 This is why we are the best... 31 00:03:44,831 --> 00:03:47,865 preparatory school in the United States. 32 00:03:56,134 --> 00:03:58,543 As you know 33 00:03:58,636 --> 00:04:03,673 our beloved Mr Portius of the English Department retired last term. 34 00:04:03,767 --> 00:04:07,635 You will have the opportunity later to meet his replacement Mr John Keating 35 00:04:09,105 --> 00:04:12,640 himself an honours graduate of this school. 36 00:04:12,734 --> 00:04:15,309 And who for the past several years has been teaching... 37 00:04:15,403 --> 00:04:17,645 at the highly regarded Chester School in London. 38 00:04:23,536 --> 00:04:25,445 Richard you forgot your bag! 39 00:04:25,538 --> 00:04:27,697 Hi Johnny! Hey how you doin'? 40 00:04:27,791 --> 00:04:30,543 Don't worry. I got your room assignment. 41 00:04:41,971 --> 00:04:44,891 They haven't moved the dining area. 42 00:04:44,974 --> 00:04:46,883 Glad you could come by. 43 00:04:46,976 --> 00:04:50,011 - Thrilling ceremony as usual Dr Nolan. - You've been away too long. 44 00:04:50,105 --> 00:04:52,013 - Hello Dr Nolan. - Good to have you back. 45 00:04:52,107 --> 00:04:54,265 - This is our youngest Todd. - Mr Anderson. 46 00:04:54,359 --> 00:04:57,977 You have some big shoes to fill. Your brother was one of our finest. 47 00:04:58,071 --> 00:05:01,105 Thank you. 48 00:05:01,199 --> 00:05:04,150 - Lovely ceremony. - Thank you. Glad you liked it. 49 00:05:04,244 --> 00:05:06,152 - Gale. - Tom. 50 00:05:06,246 --> 00:05:08,154 - Good to see you again. - Hello Mr Nolan. 51 00:05:08,248 --> 00:05:11,418 - We expect great things from you this year. - Thank you sir. 52 00:05:11,501 --> 00:05:13,409 Well he won't disappoint us. Right Neil? 53 00:05:13,503 --> 00:05:15,787 I'll do my best sir. 54 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,841 Hey come on son. 55 00:05:17,924 --> 00:05:19,165 - Chin up. - Okay. 56 00:05:19,259 --> 00:05:20,635 - No tears now. - Chin up. 57 00:05:20,719 --> 00:05:22,679 - I don't want to go here. - Honey I love you. 58 00:05:22,762 --> 00:05:26,714 - I'll walk you over. - You be a good boy. Do your lessons. 59 00:05:31,521 --> 00:05:34,013 Hey! I hear we're gonna be roommates. 60 00:05:34,107 --> 00:05:36,682 - I'm Neil Perry. - I'm Todd Anderson. 61 00:05:36,776 --> 00:05:38,851 Why'd you leave Balincrest? 62 00:05:38,945 --> 00:05:40,853 My brother went here. 63 00:05:40,947 --> 00:05:42,907 Oh so you're that Anderson. 64 00:05:42,991 --> 00:05:45,191 - This is for his sinuses. - Yes. I see. 65 00:05:45,285 --> 00:05:48,538 Oh and if he can't swallow you give him one of these. 66 00:05:48,621 --> 00:05:51,541 And if he has trouble breathing you can give him some of those. 67 00:05:51,624 --> 00:05:54,992 - Did you remember your vaporizer? - Yes I put it in my room. 68 00:06:00,633 --> 00:06:02,625 - Hey how's it going Neil? - Hey Knox. 69 00:06:02,719 --> 00:06:05,472 Neil study group tonight? 70 00:06:05,555 --> 00:06:08,131 - Yeah sure. - Business as usual huh? 71 00:06:08,224 --> 00:06:10,977 Hey I heard you got the new kid. Looks like a stiff! 72 00:06:11,061 --> 00:06:13,897 Oops. 73 00:06:16,566 --> 00:06:18,641 Listen don't mind Cameron. 74 00:06:18,735 --> 00:06:23,312 He was born with his foot in his mouth. You know what I mean? 75 00:06:25,742 --> 00:06:29,110 Rumour has it... you did summer school. 76 00:06:29,204 --> 00:06:32,321 Yep. Chemistry. My father thought I should get ahead. 77 00:06:32,415 --> 00:06:34,323 How was your summer slick? 78 00:06:34,417 --> 00:06:36,242 Keen. 79 00:06:37,921 --> 00:06:39,954 Meeks. Door. Closed. 80 00:06:40,048 --> 00:06:42,206 Yes sir. 81 00:06:42,300 --> 00:06:44,500 Gentlemen what are the Four Pillars? 82 00:06:44,594 --> 00:06:49,338 Travesty. Horror. Decadence. Excrement. 83 00:06:49,432 --> 00:06:52,185 Okay. Study group. 84 00:06:52,268 --> 00:06:55,188 Meeks aced Latin. I didn't quite flunk English. 85 00:06:55,271 --> 00:06:57,680 - If you want we got our study group. - Sure. 86 00:06:57,774 --> 00:07:00,016 Cameron asked me too. Anyone mind including him? 87 00:07:00,110 --> 00:07:02,643 Hmm what's his specialty? Bootlicking? 88 00:07:02,737 --> 00:07:04,896 - Come on he's your roommate. - That's not my fault. 89 00:07:04,989 --> 00:07:09,484 I'm sorry. My name is Stephen Meeks. 90 00:07:09,577 --> 00:07:11,652 Oh! This is Todd Anderson. 91 00:07:11,746 --> 00:07:13,654 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 92 00:07:13,748 --> 00:07:16,157 Charlie Dalton. 93 00:07:16,251 --> 00:07:18,701 Knox Overstreet. 94 00:07:18,795 --> 00:07:20,703 Todd's brother was Jeffrey Anderson. 95 00:07:20,797 --> 00:07:22,997 - Oh yeah sure. - What do you know? 96 00:07:23,091 --> 00:07:26,959 - Valedictorian. National Merit Scholar. - Oh well... 97 00:07:27,053 --> 00:07:29,170 welcome to Hell- ton. 98 00:07:29,264 --> 00:07:33,309 It's every bit as tough as they say unless you're a genius like Meeks. 99 00:07:33,393 --> 00:07:35,843 He flatters me. That's why I help him with Latin. 100 00:07:35,937 --> 00:07:38,857 And English. And trig. 101 00:07:38,940 --> 00:07:41,974 It's open. 102 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,355 Father I thought you'd gone. 103 00:07:47,449 --> 00:07:50,149 - Mr Perry. - Keep your seats fellows. 104 00:07:50,243 --> 00:07:54,028 Neil I've just spoken to Mr Nolan. 105 00:07:54,122 --> 00:07:57,375 You're taking too many extracurricular activities this semester 106 00:07:57,459 --> 00:08:00,326 and I've decided that you should drop the school annual. 107 00:08:00,420 --> 00:08:02,245 But I'm the assistant editor this year. 108 00:08:02,339 --> 00:08:05,998 - Well I'm sorry Neil. - But Father I can't. 109 00:08:06,092 --> 00:08:10,002 - It wouldn't be fair. - Would you excuse us for a moment? 110 00:08:21,107 --> 00:08:24,142 Don't you ever dispute me in public. Do you understand? 111 00:08:24,235 --> 00:08:26,644 - Father I wasn't disputing- - - After you've finished medical school... 112 00:08:26,738 --> 00:08:28,813 and you're on your own then you can do as you damn well please. 113 00:08:28,907 --> 00:08:32,160 But until then you do as I tell you. Is that clear? 114 00:08:32,243 --> 00:08:34,819 Yes sir. I'm sorry. 115 00:08:37,082 --> 00:08:39,042 You know how much this means to your mother don't you? 116 00:08:39,125 --> 00:08:41,325 Yes sir. 117 00:08:41,419 --> 00:08:45,496 You know me: always taking on too much. 118 00:08:45,590 --> 00:08:48,166 Well that's my boy. 119 00:08:48,259 --> 00:08:52,170 - You need anything you let us know. - Yes sir. 120 00:09:00,438 --> 00:09:04,223 Why doesn't he let you do what you want? 121 00:09:04,317 --> 00:09:07,602 Yeah Neil. Tell him off. Couldn't get any worse. 122 00:09:07,696 --> 00:09:09,604 Oh that's rich. Like you guys tell your parents off? 123 00:09:09,698 --> 00:09:11,606 Mr Future Lawyer and Mr Future Banker? 124 00:09:11,700 --> 00:09:14,275 Okay so I don't like it any more than you do. 125 00:09:14,369 --> 00:09:16,486 Well just don't tell me how to talk to my father. 126 00:09:16,579 --> 00:09:19,499 - You guys are the same way. - All right all right.Jesus. 127 00:09:19,582 --> 00:09:21,699 - So what are you gonna do then? - What I have to do. 128 00:09:21,793 --> 00:09:25,286 - Drop the annual. - I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. 129 00:09:25,380 --> 00:09:27,872 It's just a bunch of jerks trying to impress Nolan. 130 00:09:27,966 --> 00:09:31,000 I don't care. I don't give a damn about any of it. 131 00:09:31,094 --> 00:09:34,837 - Well uh... Latin 8:00 in my room? - Yes. 132 00:09:34,931 --> 00:09:37,965 - That sounds okay. - Todd you're welcome to join us. 133 00:09:38,059 --> 00:09:40,510 - Yeah come along pal. - Thanks. 134 00:10:18,308 --> 00:10:20,883 Slow down boys! 135 00:10:20,977 --> 00:10:25,388 Slow down you horrible phalanx of pubescence! 136 00:10:25,482 --> 00:10:29,392 Pick three laboratory experiments from the project list... 137 00:10:29,486 --> 00:10:33,229 and report on them every five weeks. 138 00:10:33,323 --> 00:10:37,733 The first 20 questions at the end of chapter one are due tomorrow. 139 00:10:39,954 --> 00:10:41,863 - Agricolam. - Agricolam. 140 00:10:41,956 --> 00:10:43,865 - Agricola. - Agricola. 141 00:10:43,958 --> 00:10:46,242 - Agricolae. - Agricolae. 142 00:10:46,336 --> 00:10:49,089 - Agricolarum. - Agricolarum. 143 00:10:49,172 --> 00:10:51,414 - Agricolis. - Agricolis. 144 00:10:51,508 --> 00:10:53,583 - Agricolas. - Agricolas. 145 00:10:53,677 --> 00:10:55,918 - Agricolis. - Agricolis. 146 00:10:56,012 --> 00:10:58,880 - Again please. Agricola. - Agricola. 147 00:10:58,973 --> 00:11:04,729 Your study of trigonometry requires absolute precision. 148 00:11:04,813 --> 00:11:09,557 Anyone failing to turn in any homework assignment... 149 00:11:09,651 --> 00:11:14,729 will be penalized one point off their final grade. 150 00:11:14,823 --> 00:11:18,691 Let me urge you now not to test me on this point. 151 00:11:30,171 --> 00:11:32,413 Hey Spaz. Spaz. 152 00:11:32,507 --> 00:11:35,082 Brain damage! 153 00:11:35,176 --> 00:11:38,753 - Shh! 154 00:11:56,197 --> 00:11:59,117 Well come on. 155 00:12:06,458 --> 00:12:09,544 - Let's go. - Let's go guys. 156 00:12:09,627 --> 00:12:14,914 Let's go. 157 00:12:34,319 --> 00:12:37,895 "O Captain my Captain." 158 00:12:37,989 --> 00:12:41,159 Who knows where that comes from? 159 00:12:41,242 --> 00:12:42,900 Anybody? 160 00:12:47,165 --> 00:12:49,407 Not a clue? 161 00:12:49,501 --> 00:12:53,411 It's from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr Abraham Lincoln. 162 00:12:53,505 --> 00:12:56,591 Now in this class you can either call me Mr Keating... 163 00:12:56,675 --> 00:13:00,668 or if you're slightly more daring "O Captain my Captain." 164 00:13:04,432 --> 00:13:07,519 Now let me dispel a few rumours so they don't fester into facts. 165 00:13:07,602 --> 00:13:11,345 Yes I too attended Hell- ton and survived. 166 00:13:11,439 --> 00:13:15,516 And no at that time I was not the mental giant you see before you. 167 00:13:15,610 --> 00:13:19,187 I was the intellectual equivalent of a 98- pound weakling. 168 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:23,191 I would go to the beach and people would kick copies of Byron in my face. 169 00:13:26,621 --> 00:13:32,043 Now... Mr Pitts? 170 00:13:32,127 --> 00:13:34,202 That's a rather unfortunate name. 171 00:13:34,295 --> 00:13:37,705 Mr Pitts where are you? 172 00:13:37,799 --> 00:13:42,210 Mr Pitts would you open your hymnal to page 542. 173 00:13:42,303 --> 00:13:45,390 Read the first stanza of the poem you find there. 174 00:13:47,976 --> 00:13:50,551 "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time"? 175 00:13:50,645 --> 00:13:53,846 Yes that's the one. 176 00:13:53,940 --> 00:13:56,724 Somewhat appropriate isn't it? 177 00:13:56,818 --> 00:13:59,393 "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 178 00:13:59,487 --> 00:14:01,395 "Old Time is still a- flying. 179 00:14:01,489 --> 00:14:04,899 And this same flower that smiles today tomorrow will be dying." 180 00:14:04,993 --> 00:14:08,027 Thank you Mr Pitts. 181 00:14:08,121 --> 00:14:11,207 "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." 182 00:14:11,291 --> 00:14:15,034 The Latin term for that sentiment is "Carpe diem. " 183 00:14:15,128 --> 00:14:17,411 Now who knows what that means? 184 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,249 Carpe diem. That's "Seize the day." 185 00:14:21,343 --> 00:14:23,251 - Very good Mister- - - Meeks. 186 00:14:23,345 --> 00:14:26,598 Meeks. Another unusual name. 187 00:14:26,681 --> 00:14:28,881 Seize the day. 188 00:14:28,975 --> 00:14:32,552 "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." 189 00:14:32,645 --> 00:14:34,929 Why does the writer use these lines? 190 00:14:35,023 --> 00:14:37,859 - Because he's in a hurry. - No! Ding! 191 00:14:37,942 --> 00:14:40,184 Thank you for playing anyway. 192 00:14:42,155 --> 00:14:45,731 Because we are food for worms lads. 193 00:14:45,825 --> 00:14:48,609 Because believe it or not each and every one of us in this room... 194 00:14:48,703 --> 00:14:54,125 is one day going to stop breathing turn cold and die. 195 00:14:56,002 --> 00:14:58,578 I would like you to step forward over here... 196 00:14:58,672 --> 00:15:01,247 and peruse some of the faces from the past. 197 00:15:01,341 --> 00:15:05,668 You've walked past them many times. I don't think you've really looked at them. 198 00:15:11,393 --> 00:15:14,062 They're not that different from you are they? 199 00:15:14,145 --> 00:15:16,815 Same haircuts. 200 00:15:16,898 --> 00:15:20,016 Full of hormones just like you. 201 00:15:20,110 --> 00:15:25,532 Invincible just like you feel. The world is their oyster. 202 00:15:25,615 --> 00:15:28,733 They believe they're destined for great things just like many of you. 203 00:15:28,827 --> 00:15:31,068 Their eyes are full of hope just like you. 204 00:15:31,162 --> 00:15:33,832 Did they wait until it was too late... 205 00:15:33,915 --> 00:15:37,366 to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? 206 00:15:37,460 --> 00:15:42,538 Because you see gentlemen these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. 207 00:15:44,259 --> 00:15:47,178 But if you listen real close... 208 00:15:47,262 --> 00:15:50,181 you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. 209 00:15:50,265 --> 00:15:52,173 Go on lean in. 210 00:15:52,267 --> 00:15:57,887 Listen. Do you hear it? 211 00:16:04,279 --> 00:16:06,521 Carpe. 212 00:16:09,034 --> 00:16:11,870 Hear it? 213 00:16:11,953 --> 00:16:17,292 Carpe. 214 00:16:17,375 --> 00:16:22,714 Carpe diem. 215 00:16:22,797 --> 00:16:27,542 Seize the day boys. 216 00:16:27,635 --> 00:16:33,141 Make your lives extraordinary. 217 00:16:46,488 --> 00:16:49,240 - That was weird. - But different. 218 00:16:49,324 --> 00:16:51,899 Spooky if you ask me. 219 00:16:51,993 --> 00:16:54,068 Think he'll test us on that stuff? 220 00:16:54,162 --> 00:16:57,248 Oh come on Cameron. Don't you get anything? 221 00:16:57,332 --> 00:16:59,407 What? What? 222 00:17:01,670 --> 00:17:05,496 Let's go boys. Hustle up in here. That means you Dalton! 223 00:17:05,590 --> 00:17:07,832 Who's up for a quick study group tonight guys? 224 00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:10,001 - Me. - What? 225 00:17:10,095 --> 00:17:13,504 I can't make it guys. I have to have dinner at the Danburrys' house tonight. 226 00:17:13,598 --> 00:17:15,506 The Danburrys? Who are the Danburrys? 227 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,508 Big alums. How'd you swing that? 228 00:17:17,602 --> 00:17:20,011 Friends of my dad's. They're probably in their nineties or something. 229 00:17:20,105 --> 00:17:21,512 Ooh! 230 00:17:21,606 --> 00:17:24,015 Anything's better than Hell- ton hash Knox. 231 00:17:24,109 --> 00:17:26,684 - I'll second that. - Yeah we'll see. 232 00:17:26,778 --> 00:17:30,521 You coming to the study group tonight? 233 00:17:30,615 --> 00:17:34,525 Uh... no. No I- - Uh I've got some history I wanna do. 234 00:17:34,619 --> 00:17:37,372 Suit yourself. 235 00:18:10,405 --> 00:18:12,313 Ready Overstreet? 236 00:18:14,409 --> 00:18:16,692 Ready to go sir. 237 00:18:41,603 --> 00:18:44,011 Chet can you get that? 238 00:18:44,105 --> 00:18:46,180 - I can't Mom. - I'll get it! 239 00:18:51,571 --> 00:18:54,188 Can I help you? 240 00:18:54,282 --> 00:18:57,859 Hi. Knox Overstreet. 241 00:18:57,952 --> 00:19:01,696 - Uh Dr Hager. - Hi. 242 00:19:01,790 --> 00:19:03,666 This is the Danburrys' right? 243 00:19:03,750 --> 00:19:07,034 - Are you here to see Chet? - Mrs Danburry? 244 00:19:07,128 --> 00:19:11,205 - No. - Sorry. Thank you. I'm Mrs Danburry. 245 00:19:11,299 --> 00:19:13,207 - You must be Knox. - Yes. 246 00:19:13,301 --> 00:19:16,054 Back by 9:00? Please come on in. 247 00:19:16,137 --> 00:19:18,045 - Chris come on! - Chet I'm coming. 248 00:19:18,139 --> 00:19:20,506 Knox. How are you? Joe Danburry. 249 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,353 - Nice to meet you sir. - He's the spitting image of his father. 250 00:19:23,436 --> 00:19:25,344 - How is he? Come on in. - Chris! 251 00:19:25,438 --> 00:19:28,014 - Great. He just did a big case for G.M. - I know where you're headed. 252 00:19:28,108 --> 00:19:30,433 - I'm coming. - Like father like son huh? 253 00:19:32,112 --> 00:19:34,072 Ooh! Psycho! 254 00:19:34,155 --> 00:19:36,647 - Yes! - To Queen- Six. 255 00:19:36,741 --> 00:19:39,358 - Another game? - What do you mean? - Duh! 256 00:19:39,452 --> 00:19:42,706 just replace these numbers here with 'x "for 'x"and 'y. " 257 00:19:42,789 --> 00:19:45,323 - Of course. - Of course. So what's the problem? 258 00:19:45,417 --> 00:19:48,086 You think I can get in there? You've been hogging it all day. 259 00:19:48,169 --> 00:19:50,244 - Wait. No. - How was dinner? 260 00:19:50,338 --> 00:19:52,371 Huh? 261 00:19:52,465 --> 00:19:56,125 - How was dinner? - Terrible. 262 00:19:57,512 --> 00:20:01,214 - Awful. - Why? What happened? 263 00:20:04,144 --> 00:20:08,721 Tonight I met the most beautiful girl... 264 00:20:08,815 --> 00:20:11,224 I have ever seen in my entire life. 265 00:20:11,317 --> 00:20:14,018 Are you crazy? What's wrong with that? 266 00:20:14,112 --> 00:20:18,241 She's practically engaged to Chet Danburry. 267 00:20:18,324 --> 00:20:19,951 That guy could eat a football. 268 00:20:20,035 --> 00:20:22,110 - Too bad. - "Too bad"? 269 00:20:22,203 --> 00:20:24,737 It's worse than "too bad" Pittsie. It's a tragedy. 270 00:20:24,831 --> 00:20:27,584 A girl this beautiful in love with such a jerk. 271 00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:30,118 All the good ones go for jerks. You know that. 272 00:20:30,211 --> 00:20:32,745 Yeah forget her. Open your trig book and try and figure out problem five. 273 00:20:32,839 --> 00:20:35,248 I can't just forget her Cameron. 274 00:20:35,342 --> 00:20:38,209 And I certainly can't think about trig. 275 00:20:38,303 --> 00:20:40,461 We got it! 276 00:20:40,555 --> 00:20:43,308 All right gentlemen. Five minutes. 277 00:20:43,391 --> 00:20:45,800 Let's go. 278 00:20:45,894 --> 00:20:49,595 - Did you see her naked? - Very funny Dalton. 279 00:20:49,689 --> 00:20:52,640 That wouldn't be a radio in your lap 280 00:20:52,734 --> 00:20:57,145 - would it Mr Pitts? - No sir. Science experiment. 281 00:20:57,238 --> 00:20:59,313 Radar. 282 00:21:03,912 --> 00:21:08,698 Gentlemen open your text to page 21 of the introduction. 283 00:21:08,792 --> 00:21:12,201 Mr Perry will you read the opening paragraph of the preface 284 00:21:12,295 --> 00:21:14,454 entitled "Understanding Poetry." 285 00:21:15,799 --> 00:21:20,543 "'Understand Poetry' by Dr J. Evans Pritchard Ph.D. 286 00:21:20,637 --> 00:21:23,390 "To fully understand poetry we must first be fluent... 287 00:21:23,473 --> 00:21:26,393 "with its metre rhyme and figures of speech. 288 00:21:26,476 --> 00:21:28,384 "Then ask two questions. 289 00:21:28,478 --> 00:21:30,720 "One.: How artfully has the objective of the poem been rendered? 290 00:21:30,814 --> 00:21:34,307 'And two.: How important is that objective? 291 00:21:34,401 --> 00:21:36,309 "Question one rates the poem's perfection. 292 00:21:36,403 --> 00:21:38,394 "Question two rates its importance. 293 00:21:38,488 --> 00:21:40,897 'And once these questions have been answered... 294 00:21:40,990 --> 00:21:44,400 "determining a poem's greatness becomes a relatively simple matter. 295 00:21:44,494 --> 00:21:47,069 "If the poem's score for perfection is plotted... 296 00:21:47,163 --> 00:21:49,238 "on the horizontal of a graph... 297 00:21:49,332 --> 00:21:52,742 "and its importance is plotted on the vertical 298 00:21:52,836 --> 00:21:56,089 "then calculating the total area of the poem... 299 00:21:56,172 --> 00:21:58,873 "yields the measure of its greatness. 300 00:22:01,469 --> 00:22:06,714 "A sonnet by Byron might score high on the vertical 301 00:22:06,808 --> 00:22:09,728 "but only average on the horizontal. 302 00:22:09,811 --> 00:22:13,012 'A Shakespearean sonnet on the other hand 303 00:22:13,106 --> 00:22:16,443 "would score high both horizontally and vertically 304 00:22:16,526 --> 00:22:18,434 'yielding a massive total area;: 305 00:22:18,528 --> 00:22:21,865 "thereby revealing the poem to be truly great. 306 00:22:21,948 --> 00:22:26,734 'As you proceed through the poetry in this book practise this rating method. 307 00:22:26,828 --> 00:22:29,529 'As your ability to evaluate poems in this manner grows 308 00:22:29,622 --> 00:22:35,409 so will- - so will your enjoyment and understanding of poetry." 309 00:22:39,841 --> 00:22:41,749 Excrement. 310 00:22:44,179 --> 00:22:46,546 That's what I think of Mr J. Evans Pritchard. 311 00:22:46,639 --> 00:22:49,757 We're not laying pipe. We're talking about poetry. 312 00:22:49,851 --> 00:22:53,104 I mean how can you describe poetry like American Bandstand? 313 00:22:53,188 --> 00:22:58,057 "I like Byron. I give him a 42. But I can't dance to it." 314 00:22:58,151 --> 00:23:01,237 Now I want you to rip out that page. 315 00:23:01,321 --> 00:23:04,689 Go on. Rip out the entire page. 316 00:23:07,327 --> 00:23:09,902 You heard me. Rip it out. 317 00:23:09,996 --> 00:23:12,447 Rip it out! 318 00:23:12,540 --> 00:23:14,657 Go on. Rip it out. 319 00:23:16,044 --> 00:23:18,453 Thank you Mr Dalton. 320 00:23:18,546 --> 00:23:20,538 Gentlemen tell you what. Don't just tear out that page. 321 00:23:20,632 --> 00:23:25,460 Tear out the entire introduction. I want it gone history. Leave nothing. 322 00:23:25,553 --> 00:23:29,849 Rip it out! Rip! Be gone J. Evans Pritchard Ph.D.! 323 00:23:29,933 --> 00:23:32,383 Rip! Shred! Tear! 324 00:23:32,477 --> 00:23:35,480 Rip it out! I want to hear nothing but ripping of Mr Pritchard! 325 00:23:35,563 --> 00:23:38,316 We'll perforate it put it on a roll! 326 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,808 It's not the Bible. You're not gonna go to hell for this. 327 00:23:43,363 --> 00:23:46,814 Go on. Make a clean tear. I want nothing left of it. 328 00:23:46,908 --> 00:23:49,275 We shouldn't be doing this. 329 00:23:49,369 --> 00:23:51,819 Rip! Rip! Rip! 330 00:23:51,913 --> 00:23:53,821 Rip it out! Rip! 331 00:23:58,128 --> 00:24:02,121 Rip it! Yeah! Rip it out! 332 00:24:05,719 --> 00:24:08,722 - Rip it! - What the hell is going on here? 333 00:24:10,098 --> 00:24:13,674 - I don't hear enough rips. - Mr Keating. 334 00:24:13,768 --> 00:24:16,135 Mr McAllister. 335 00:24:16,229 --> 00:24:20,723 I'm sorry I- - I didn't know you were here. 336 00:24:20,817 --> 00:24:26,687 - I am. - Ah. So you are. 337 00:24:26,781 --> 00:24:28,856 Excuse me. 338 00:24:30,618 --> 00:24:32,902 Keep ripping gentlemen. 339 00:24:32,996 --> 00:24:35,696 This is a battle a war. 340 00:24:35,790 --> 00:24:37,865 And the casualties could be your hearts and souls. 341 00:24:37,959 --> 00:24:39,867 Thank you Mr Dalton. 342 00:24:39,961 --> 00:24:43,048 Armies of academics going forward measuring poetry. 343 00:24:43,131 --> 00:24:45,039 No! We will not have that here. 344 00:24:45,133 --> 00:24:47,041 No more of MrJ. Evans Pritchard. 345 00:24:47,135 --> 00:24:50,388 Now my class you will learn to think for yourselves again. 346 00:24:50,472 --> 00:24:54,006 You will learn to savour words and language. 347 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:56,384 No matter what anybody tells you 348 00:24:56,478 --> 00:25:00,221 words and ideas can change the world. 349 00:25:00,315 --> 00:25:02,682 I see that look in Mr Pitts' eye... 350 00:25:02,776 --> 00:25:05,017 like 19th century literature has nothing to do... 351 00:25:05,111 --> 00:25:07,019 with going to business school or medical school. 352 00:25:07,113 --> 00:25:09,021 Right? Maybe. 353 00:25:09,115 --> 00:25:11,190 Mr Hopkins you may agree with him thinking 354 00:25:11,284 --> 00:25:14,537 "Yes we should simply study our Mr Pritchard... 355 00:25:14,621 --> 00:25:17,540 "and learn our rhyme and metre and go quietly about the business... 356 00:25:17,624 --> 00:25:20,710 of achieving other ambitions." 357 00:25:20,794 --> 00:25:23,713 I have a little secret for you. Huddle up. 358 00:25:23,797 --> 00:25:25,705 Huddle up! 359 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:37,049 We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. 360 00:25:37,143 --> 00:25:41,888 We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. 361 00:25:41,981 --> 00:25:46,726 And the human race is filled with passion. 362 00:25:46,820 --> 00:25:49,395 Medicine law business engineering: 363 00:25:49,489 --> 00:25:52,659 these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. 364 00:25:52,742 --> 00:25:55,234 But poetry 365 00:25:55,328 --> 00:25:59,405 beauty romance love- - 366 00:25:59,499 --> 00:26:02,074 these are what we stay alive for. 367 00:26:02,168 --> 00:26:05,005 To quote from Whitman.: 368 00:26:05,088 --> 00:26:09,134 "O me O life of the questions of these recurring. 369 00:26:09,217 --> 00:26:12,303 "Of the endless trains of the faithless. 370 00:26:12,387 --> 00:26:15,306 "Of cities filled with the foolish. 371 00:26:15,390 --> 00:26:18,674 "What good amid these O me O life? 372 00:26:18,768 --> 00:26:22,678 "Answer: That you are here. 373 00:26:22,772 --> 00:26:26,849 "That life exists and identity. 374 00:26:26,943 --> 00:26:29,352 "That the powerful play goes on 375 00:26:29,446 --> 00:26:32,021 and you may contribute a verse." 376 00:26:34,117 --> 00:26:36,786 "That the powerful play goes on 377 00:26:36,870 --> 00:26:40,696 and you may contribute a verse. " 378 00:26:44,294 --> 00:26:46,410 What will your verse be? 379 00:26:50,425 --> 00:26:53,209 For what we are about to receive 380 00:26:53,303 --> 00:26:56,389 may the Lord make us truly grateful. 381 00:26:56,473 --> 00:26:58,381 Amen. 382 00:27:10,111 --> 00:27:12,864 Quite an interesting class you gave today Mr Keating. 383 00:27:12,947 --> 00:27:15,867 - Sorry if I shocked you Mr McAllister. - There's no need to apologise. 384 00:27:15,950 --> 00:27:19,037 It was very fascinating misguided though it was. 385 00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:21,028 You think so? 386 00:27:21,122 --> 00:27:24,376 You take a big risk by encouraging them to become artistsJohn. 387 00:27:24,459 --> 00:27:28,202 When they realize that they're not Rembrandts Shakespeares or Mozarts 388 00:27:28,296 --> 00:27:29,871 they'll hate you for it. 389 00:27:29,964 --> 00:27:33,374 We're not talking artists George. We're talking freethinkers. 390 00:27:33,468 --> 00:27:35,877 Freethinkers at 17? 391 00:27:35,970 --> 00:27:37,879 Funny I never pegged you as a cynic. 392 00:27:40,308 --> 00:27:43,009 Not a cynic. 393 00:27:43,103 --> 00:27:45,063 A realist. 394 00:27:45,146 --> 00:27:49,223 "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams 395 00:27:49,317 --> 00:27:51,517 and I'll show you a happy man." 396 00:27:51,611 --> 00:27:55,229 "But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 397 00:27:55,323 --> 00:27:58,274 'Twas always thus and always thus will be." 398 00:27:58,368 --> 00:28:00,401 Tennyson? 399 00:28:00,495 --> 00:28:02,653 No. Keating. 400 00:28:07,502 --> 00:28:10,077 Hey I found his senior annual in the library. 401 00:28:10,171 --> 00:28:13,206 Listen to this. Captain of the soccer team. 402 00:28:13,299 --> 00:28:16,219 Editor of the school annual. Cambridge bound. 403 00:28:16,302 --> 00:28:19,472 Thigh man and the Dead Poets Society. 404 00:28:19,556 --> 00:28:22,256 "Man Most Likely To Do Anything." 405 00:28:22,350 --> 00:28:25,718 Thigh man? Mr "K" was a hell- raiser. 406 00:28:25,812 --> 00:28:28,513 What's the Dead Poets Society? 407 00:28:28,606 --> 00:28:30,515 - I don't know. - Is there a picture in the annual? 408 00:28:30,608 --> 00:28:32,517 - Nothing. No other mention of it. - That boy there 409 00:28:32,610 --> 00:28:34,519 see me after lunch. 410 00:28:38,116 --> 00:28:40,024 Mr Keating? 411 00:28:40,118 --> 00:28:42,819 Mr Keating? 412 00:28:42,912 --> 00:28:45,446 Sir? 413 00:28:45,540 --> 00:28:48,293 - Say something. - O Captain my Captain? 414 00:28:48,376 --> 00:28:50,868 Gentlemen. 415 00:28:50,962 --> 00:28:54,539 We were just looking in your old annual. 416 00:28:54,632 --> 00:28:56,916 Oh my God. 417 00:28:57,010 --> 00:29:00,378 No that's not me. 418 00:29:00,472 --> 00:29:03,423 Stanley "The Tool" Wilson. 419 00:29:05,935 --> 00:29:09,595 - God. - What was the Dead Poets Society? 420 00:29:13,943 --> 00:29:17,478 I doubt the present administration would look too favourably upon that. 421 00:29:17,572 --> 00:29:20,241 Why? What was it? 422 00:29:23,078 --> 00:29:27,290 - Gentlemen can you keep a secret? - Sure. 423 00:29:29,584 --> 00:29:35,173 The Dead Poets were dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life. 424 00:29:35,256 --> 00:29:38,510 That's a phrase from Thoreau we'd invoke at the beginning of every meeting. 425 00:29:38,593 --> 00:29:41,169 You see we would gather at the old Indian cave... 426 00:29:41,262 --> 00:29:45,809 and take turns reading from Thoreau Whitman Shelley- - the biggies. 427 00:29:45,892 --> 00:29:47,686 Even some of our own verse. 428 00:29:47,769 --> 00:29:51,387 And in the enchantment of the moment we'd let poetry work its magic. 429 00:29:51,481 --> 00:29:54,682 You mean it was a bunch of guys sitting around reading poetry? 430 00:29:54,776 --> 00:29:57,696 No Mr Overstreet. It wasn't just guys. 431 00:29:57,779 --> 00:30:01,032 We weren't a Greek organization. We were romantics. 432 00:30:01,116 --> 00:30:06,152 We didn't just read poetry we let it drip from our tongues like honey. 433 00:30:06,246 --> 00:30:10,875 Spirits soared women swooned and gods were created gentlemen. 434 00:30:10,959 --> 00:30:13,409 Not a bad way to spend an evening eh? 435 00:30:13,503 --> 00:30:14,827 Hmm. 436 00:30:14,921 --> 00:30:17,705 Thank you Mr Perry for this stroll down amnesia lane. 437 00:30:17,799 --> 00:30:19,832 Burn that. 438 00:30:19,926 --> 00:30:22,710 Especially my picture. 439 00:30:22,804 --> 00:30:28,226 Dead Poets Society. 440 00:30:28,309 --> 00:30:30,270 What? 441 00:30:34,149 --> 00:30:36,390 - I say we go tonight. - Tonight? 442 00:30:36,484 --> 00:30:38,559 - Wait a minute. - Everybody in? 443 00:30:38,653 --> 00:30:40,728 - Where's this cave he's talking about? - It's beyond the stream. 444 00:30:40,822 --> 00:30:43,231 - I know where it is. - That's miles. 445 00:30:43,324 --> 00:30:46,526 - Sounds boring to me. - Don't go. 446 00:30:46,619 --> 00:30:49,070 - You know how many demerits we're talking? - So don't come. Please. 447 00:30:49,164 --> 00:30:51,572 Look all I'm saying is that we have to be careful. 448 00:30:51,666 --> 00:30:54,784 - We can't get caught. - No shit Sherlock. 449 00:30:54,878 --> 00:30:57,745 You boys there! Hurry up! 450 00:30:57,839 --> 00:31:00,925 - All right who's in? - Aw come on Neil. Hager's- - 451 00:31:01,009 --> 00:31:04,377 Forget Hager! No! Who's in? 452 00:31:04,471 --> 00:31:06,295 I'm in. 453 00:31:07,474 --> 00:31:10,091 I'm warning you! Move! 454 00:31:10,185 --> 00:31:11,300 Me too. 455 00:31:11,394 --> 00:31:13,761 - I don't know Neil. - What? Pitts! 456 00:31:13,855 --> 00:31:15,763 - Pittsie come on. - His grades are hurting. 457 00:31:15,857 --> 00:31:18,558 - You can help him Meeks. - What is this a midnight study group? 458 00:31:18,651 --> 00:31:21,404 Forget it Pitts. You're coming. Meeks your grades hurting too? 459 00:31:21,488 --> 00:31:23,813 - I'll try anything once. - Except sex. 460 00:31:23,907 --> 00:31:26,232 - Ha ha ha. - I'm in as long as we're careful. 461 00:31:26,326 --> 00:31:28,901 - What about you Knox? - I don't know Charlie. 462 00:31:28,995 --> 00:31:31,070 Come on Knox. It'll help you get Chris. 463 00:31:31,164 --> 00:31:33,072 Yeah? How? 464 00:31:33,166 --> 00:31:36,909 - Women swoon. - But why do they swoon? 465 00:31:37,003 --> 00:31:40,455 Charlie tell me why they swoon! Charlie! 466 00:31:43,009 --> 00:31:45,460 Okay follow the stream to the waterfall. 467 00:31:45,553 --> 00:31:47,462 It's right there. It's got to be on the banks. 468 00:31:47,555 --> 00:31:49,464 I don't know. This is starting to sound dangerous. 469 00:31:49,557 --> 00:31:52,967 - Oh well why don't you stay home? - Hey you're crazy. 470 00:31:53,061 --> 00:31:56,929 For God's sake stop chattering and sit down. 471 00:32:03,947 --> 00:32:06,647 - Todd are you coming tonight? - No. 472 00:32:06,741 --> 00:32:08,816 Why not? God you were there. You heard Keating. 473 00:32:08,910 --> 00:32:11,277 - Don't you want to do something about that? - Yes. 474 00:32:11,371 --> 00:32:15,667 - But- - - But? But what? 475 00:32:17,460 --> 00:32:21,204 Keating said that everybody took turns reading 476 00:32:21,297 --> 00:32:24,050 and I don't want to do that. 477 00:32:24,134 --> 00:32:26,292 Gosh you really have a problem with that don't you? 478 00:32:28,471 --> 00:32:30,880 N- No I don't have a problem. 479 00:32:30,974 --> 00:32:34,310 Neil I just- - I don't want to do it okay? 480 00:32:34,394 --> 00:32:36,886 All right. 481 00:32:36,980 --> 00:32:40,556 What if you didn't have to read? What if you just came and listened? 482 00:32:40,650 --> 00:32:43,737 - That's not how it works. - Well forget how it works. 483 00:32:43,820 --> 00:32:47,730 What if- - What if they said it was okay? 484 00:32:47,824 --> 00:32:50,691 What- - What are you gonna go up and ask them? 485 00:32:50,785 --> 00:32:53,538 No. No Neil. 486 00:32:53,621 --> 00:32:55,822 - I'll be right back. - Neil. Neil! 487 00:32:58,585 --> 00:33:01,921 Oh shut up will you? 488 00:33:04,007 --> 00:33:06,040 That's for my asthma okay? 489 00:33:06,134 --> 00:33:08,709 Could you give that back please? 490 00:33:08,803 --> 00:33:10,711 What's the matter? Don't you like snakes? 491 00:33:10,805 --> 00:33:12,880 - You're in. - Get away from me okay? 492 00:33:12,974 --> 00:33:16,384 - Why don't you check your pocket huh? 493 00:33:16,478 --> 00:33:20,221 - Come on. I have to brush my teeth. - Get a- - Get off. 494 00:33:20,315 --> 00:33:24,225 - Cut out that racket in there! 495 00:34:26,131 --> 00:34:30,708 Go. Go. 496 00:36:04,104 --> 00:36:06,596 - I'm a dead poet! - Aw shit Charlie. 497 00:36:06,690 --> 00:36:10,558 - Guys! Over here! - Funny. You're real funny. 498 00:36:10,652 --> 00:36:12,685 It's too wet. 499 00:36:12,779 --> 00:36:14,687 God are you trying to smoke us out of here? 500 00:36:14,781 --> 00:36:16,856 No no. The smoke's going right up this opening. 501 00:36:19,994 --> 00:36:22,695 You okay? 502 00:36:22,789 --> 00:36:25,198 Oh God. Clowns. 503 00:36:25,291 --> 00:36:27,867 All right forget the fire. 504 00:36:27,961 --> 00:36:31,047 Let's go gentlemen. 505 00:36:31,131 --> 00:36:35,176 - I hereby reconvene the Dead Poets Society 506 00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,543 Welton Chapter. 507 00:36:37,637 --> 00:36:39,545 The meetings will be conducted by myself... 508 00:36:39,639 --> 00:36:41,714 and the other new initiates now present. 509 00:36:41,808 --> 00:36:43,841 Todd Anderson because he prefers not to read 510 00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:46,427 will keep minutes of the meetings. 511 00:36:46,521 --> 00:36:49,555 I'll now read the traditional opening message... 512 00:36:49,649 --> 00:36:51,557 by Society member Henry David Thoreau. 513 00:36:51,651 --> 00:36:54,571 "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. 514 00:36:54,654 --> 00:36:57,323 I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life." 515 00:36:57,407 --> 00:36:58,981 I'll second that. 516 00:36:59,075 --> 00:37:01,567 "To put to rout all that was not life. 517 00:37:01,661 --> 00:37:03,486 "And not when I had come to die 518 00:37:03,580 --> 00:37:05,947 discover that I had not lived." 519 00:37:09,544 --> 00:37:12,630 - Keating's marked a bunch of other pages. - All right intermission! 520 00:37:12,714 --> 00:37:14,831 Dig deep. Right here. Right here lay it down. 521 00:37:14,924 --> 00:37:16,999 On the mud? We're gonna put our food on the mud? 522 00:37:17,093 --> 00:37:19,335 Meeks put your coat down. Picnic blanket. 523 00:37:19,429 --> 00:37:22,349 Use Meeks' coat. 524 00:37:22,432 --> 00:37:24,340 Don't keep anything back either. 525 00:37:24,434 --> 00:37:27,187 - You guys are always bumming my smokes. - Raisins? 526 00:37:27,270 --> 00:37:29,178 - Yuck. - Wait a minute! 527 00:37:29,272 --> 00:37:32,359 - Who gave us half a roll? - I'm eating the other half. 528 00:37:32,442 --> 00:37:35,226 - Come on! - What you want me to put it back? 529 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,354 It was a dark and rainy night and this old lady 530 00:37:38,448 --> 00:37:40,690 who had a passion for jigsaw puzzles 531 00:37:40,784 --> 00:37:45,330 sat by herself in her house at her table to complete a new jigsaw puzzle. 532 00:37:45,413 --> 00:37:48,197 But as she pieced the puzzle together 533 00:37:48,291 --> 00:37:50,199 she realized to her astonishment 534 00:37:50,293 --> 00:37:53,703 that the image that was formed was her very own room. 535 00:37:53,797 --> 00:37:56,038 And the figure in the centre of the puzzle 536 00:37:56,132 --> 00:37:58,708 as she completed it was herself. 537 00:37:58,802 --> 00:38:02,847 And with trembling hands she placed the last four pieces... 538 00:38:02,931 --> 00:38:08,009 and stared in horror at the face of a demented madman at the window. 539 00:38:08,103 --> 00:38:12,013 The last thing that this old lady ever heard... 540 00:38:12,107 --> 00:38:14,859 - was the sound of breaking glass. - No she didn't. 541 00:38:14,943 --> 00:38:17,696 Yes this is true. This is true. 542 00:38:17,779 --> 00:38:20,354 I've got one that's better than that. 543 00:38:20,448 --> 00:38:22,774 I do. There's a young married couple 544 00:38:22,867 --> 00:38:25,359 and they're driving through the forest at night on a long trip. 545 00:38:25,453 --> 00:38:28,029 And they run out of gas and there's a madman on the- - 546 00:38:28,123 --> 00:38:29,530 The thing with the hand? 547 00:38:29,624 --> 00:38:31,532 I love that story! 548 00:38:31,626 --> 00:38:33,534 - I told you that one. - You did not. 549 00:38:33,628 --> 00:38:35,703 - I got that in camp in sixth grade. - Last year? 550 00:38:35,797 --> 00:38:37,872 "In a mean abode in the Shanking Road 551 00:38:37,966 --> 00:38:39,874 "lived a man named William Bloat. 552 00:38:39,968 --> 00:38:42,043 "Now he had a wife the plague of his life 553 00:38:42,137 --> 00:38:44,212 "who continually got his goat. 554 00:38:44,305 --> 00:38:46,714 "And one day at dawn with her nightshift on 555 00:38:46,808 --> 00:38:49,050 he slit her bloody throat." 556 00:38:49,144 --> 00:38:50,885 Oh and it gets worse. 557 00:38:50,979 --> 00:38:53,221 You want to hear a real poem? 558 00:38:53,314 --> 00:38:55,389 - You want this? - No I don't need- - Get this outta here. 559 00:38:55,483 --> 00:38:57,391 - What did you bring one? - You memorized a poem? 560 00:38:57,485 --> 00:39:00,238 You memorized a poem? 561 00:39:00,321 --> 00:39:02,647 - An original piece by Charlie Dalton. - An original piece. 562 00:39:02,741 --> 00:39:05,108 - Take centre stage. - You know this is history right? 563 00:39:13,043 --> 00:39:15,618 Wow. Whoa. 564 00:39:15,712 --> 00:39:17,912 Where did you get that? 565 00:39:18,006 --> 00:39:19,288 Where did you- - 566 00:39:19,382 --> 00:39:22,333 - Whoa. - "Teach me to love? 567 00:39:22,427 --> 00:39:25,347 "Go teach thyself more wit. 568 00:39:25,430 --> 00:39:27,672 "I chief professor am of it. 569 00:39:27,766 --> 00:39:31,509 "The god of love if such a thing there be 570 00:39:31,603 --> 00:39:33,678 may learn to love from me." 571 00:39:33,772 --> 00:39:35,763 Wow. Did you write that? 572 00:39:40,945 --> 00:39:43,104 Abraham Cowley. 573 00:39:43,198 --> 00:39:45,106 Okay. Who's next? 574 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,525 Alfred Lord Tennyson. 575 00:39:47,619 --> 00:39:49,694 "Come my friends. 576 00:39:49,788 --> 00:39:52,707 "'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. 577 00:39:52,791 --> 00:39:56,367 "For my purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset. 578 00:39:56,461 --> 00:39:58,703 "And though we are not now that strength... 579 00:39:58,797 --> 00:40:02,540 "which in old days moved Earth and heaven. 580 00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:04,876 "That which we are we are: 581 00:40:04,969 --> 00:40:09,046 "one equal temper of heroic hearts... 582 00:40:09,140 --> 00:40:13,050 "made weak by time and fate but strong in will... 583 00:40:13,144 --> 00:40:18,222 "to strive to seek to find 584 00:40:18,316 --> 00:40:20,725 and not to yield." 585 00:40:21,903 --> 00:40:24,572 "Then I had religion then I had a vision. 586 00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:27,064 "I could not turn from their revel in derision. 587 00:40:27,158 --> 00:40:29,734 "Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 588 00:40:29,828 --> 00:40:32,664 cutting through the forest with a golden track." 589 00:40:32,747 --> 00:40:35,417 - Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black - Meeks. Meeks. 590 00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:37,909 cutting through the forest with a golden track. 591 00:40:38,003 --> 00:40:40,411 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 592 00:40:40,505 --> 00:40:43,174 - cutting through the forest with a golden track. 593 00:40:43,258 --> 00:40:45,583 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 594 00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:48,086 - cutting through the forest with a golden track! 595 00:40:48,179 --> 00:40:50,588 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 596 00:40:50,682 --> 00:40:53,518 cutting through the forest with a golden track! 597 00:40:53,601 --> 00:40:55,760 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 598 00:40:55,854 --> 00:40:58,096 cutting through the forest with a golden track! 599 00:40:58,189 --> 00:41:00,598 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 600 00:41:00,692 --> 00:41:03,184 - cutting through the forest with a golden track! 601 00:41:03,278 --> 00:41:05,520 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black 602 00:41:05,613 --> 00:41:07,855 cutting through the forest with a golden track! 603 00:41:10,618 --> 00:41:12,860 Cutting through the forest with a golden track! 604 00:41:12,954 --> 00:41:15,874 Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black- - 605 00:41:24,507 --> 00:41:27,208 A man is not "very tired. " He is "exhausted. " 606 00:41:27,302 --> 00:41:29,210 And don't use "very sad." Use- - 607 00:41:29,304 --> 00:41:31,546 Come on Mr Overstreet you twerp. 608 00:41:31,639 --> 00:41:35,049 - "Morose"? - Exactly! Morose! 609 00:41:35,143 --> 00:41:38,970 Language was developed for one endeavour and that is- - Mr Anderson? 610 00:41:39,064 --> 00:41:42,233 Come on are you a man or an amoeba? 611 00:41:44,736 --> 00:41:46,727 Mr Perry? 612 00:41:48,990 --> 00:41:51,659 Uh... to communicate. 613 00:41:51,743 --> 00:41:54,579 No! To woo women. 614 00:41:54,662 --> 00:41:57,071 Today we're going to be talking... 615 00:41:57,165 --> 00:41:59,918 - about William Shakespeare. - Oh God. 616 00:42:00,001 --> 00:42:01,909 I know. A lot of you look forward to this... 617 00:42:02,003 --> 00:42:04,370 about as much as you look forward to root canal work. 618 00:42:04,464 --> 00:42:06,456 We're gonna talk about Shakespeare... 619 00:42:06,549 --> 00:42:09,167 as someone who writes something very interesting. 620 00:42:09,260 --> 00:42:12,879 Now many of you have seen Shakespeare done very much like this: 621 00:42:12,972 --> 00:42:16,226 "O Titus bring your friend hither." 622 00:42:16,309 --> 00:42:19,229 But if any of you have seen Mr Marlon Brando 623 00:42:19,312 --> 00:42:21,387 you know that Shakespeare can be different. 624 00:42:21,481 --> 00:42:25,558 "Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears." 625 00:42:28,321 --> 00:42:30,897 You can also imagine maybe John Wayne as Macbeth going... 626 00:42:30,990 --> 00:42:34,942 "Well is this a dagger I see before me?" 627 00:42:37,205 --> 00:42:40,990 "Dogs sir? Oh not just now. 628 00:42:41,084 --> 00:42:45,244 "I do enjoy a good dog once in a while sir. 629 00:42:45,338 --> 00:42:48,748 "You can have yourself a three- course meal from one dog. 630 00:42:48,842 --> 00:42:52,971 "Start with a canine croquette. 631 00:42:53,054 --> 00:42:54,962 "Go to your Fido Flambe for main course. 632 00:42:55,056 --> 00:42:57,924 'And for dessert a Pekingese parfait. 633 00:42:58,018 --> 00:43:00,134 And you can pick your teeth with the little paw. " 634 00:43:02,772 --> 00:43:04,806 Why do I stand up here? 635 00:43:04,899 --> 00:43:07,350 - Anybody? - To feel taller. 636 00:43:07,444 --> 00:43:09,352 No! Thank you for playing. 637 00:43:09,446 --> 00:43:11,979 I stand upon my desk... 638 00:43:12,073 --> 00:43:17,193 to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. 639 00:43:22,292 --> 00:43:24,534 See the world looks very different from up here. 640 00:43:24,627 --> 00:43:26,661 You don't believe me? 641 00:43:26,755 --> 00:43:30,206 Come see for yourselves. Come on. 642 00:43:30,300 --> 00:43:33,709 Come on. Just when you think you know something 643 00:43:33,803 --> 00:43:35,711 you have to look at it in another way. 644 00:43:35,805 --> 00:43:38,558 Even though it may seem silly or wrong 645 00:43:38,641 --> 00:43:40,550 you must try. 646 00:43:40,643 --> 00:43:43,010 Now when you read don't just consider what the author thinks. 647 00:43:43,104 --> 00:43:47,014 Consider what you think. 648 00:43:47,108 --> 00:43:50,560 Boys you must strive to find your own voice. 649 00:43:50,653 --> 00:43:52,562 Because the longer you wait to begin 650 00:43:52,655 --> 00:43:55,022 the less likely you are to find it at all. 651 00:43:55,116 --> 00:43:58,401 Thoreau said "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." 652 00:43:58,495 --> 00:44:02,029 Don't be resigned to that. Break out. 653 00:44:02,123 --> 00:44:05,408 Don't just walk off the edge like lemmings. Look around you. 654 00:44:05,502 --> 00:44:08,202 There you go Mr Priske. Thank you! 655 00:44:08,296 --> 00:44:10,371 Yes! 656 00:44:10,465 --> 00:44:14,709 Dare to strike out and find new ground. 657 00:44:14,803 --> 00:44:17,378 Now in addition to your essays 658 00:44:17,472 --> 00:44:20,923 I would like you to compose a poem of your own an original work. 659 00:44:21,017 --> 00:44:25,563 Ooh! 660 00:44:25,647 --> 00:44:27,722 That's right. 661 00:44:27,816 --> 00:44:31,642 You have to deliver it aloud in front of the class on Monday. 662 00:44:31,736 --> 00:44:33,644 Bon chance gentlemen. 663 00:44:35,365 --> 00:44:37,732 Mr Anderson. 664 00:44:37,826 --> 00:44:42,904 Don't think I don't know this assignment scares the hell out of you you mole. 665 00:44:56,511 --> 00:44:58,878 Take a power train in two! 666 00:45:00,682 --> 00:45:03,852 - Three keep your eyes in the boat! - Stroke! Stroke! 667 00:45:03,935 --> 00:45:06,260 Stroke! Stroke! 668 00:45:06,354 --> 00:45:10,515 - We got it Pittsie. 669 00:45:10,608 --> 00:45:13,976 Radio Free America! 670 00:45:14,070 --> 00:45:17,021 Some people like to rock Some people like to roll 671 00:45:17,115 --> 00:45:20,285 But movin'and a- groovin' is gonna satisfy my soul 672 00:45:20,368 --> 00:45:22,527 Let's have a party Oooh 673 00:45:22,620 --> 00:45:25,373 Let's have a party 674 00:45:25,457 --> 00:45:28,543 Let's spin it to the soul Let's rock and roll 675 00:45:28,626 --> 00:45:31,379 Let's have a party tonight 676 00:45:31,463 --> 00:45:34,215 I never kissed a bear I never kissed a goose 677 00:45:34,299 --> 00:45:36,374 But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room 678 00:45:36,468 --> 00:45:38,376 - Let's have a party 679 00:45:41,139 --> 00:45:43,714 - I found it. - You found what? 680 00:45:43,808 --> 00:45:47,062 What I want to do right now. What's really really inside of me. 681 00:45:47,145 --> 00:45:49,387 - "A Midsummer Night's Dream." - This is it. 682 00:45:49,481 --> 00:45:52,348 - What is that? - It's a play dummy. 683 00:45:52,442 --> 00:45:54,976 I know that. Wh- What does it have to do with you? 684 00:45:55,070 --> 00:45:57,061 All right they're putting it on at Henley Hall. 685 00:45:57,155 --> 00:45:59,480 Open tryouts. Open tryouts! 686 00:45:59,574 --> 00:46:01,482 - Yeah so? - So! 687 00:46:01,576 --> 00:46:05,486 I'm gonna act. 688 00:46:05,580 --> 00:46:08,666 Yes! Yes! I'm gonna be an actor! 689 00:46:08,750 --> 00:46:10,825 Ever since I can remember I've wanted to try this! 690 00:46:10,919 --> 00:46:12,827 I even tried to go to summer stock auditions last year 691 00:46:12,921 --> 00:46:14,996 but of course my father wouldn't let me. 692 00:46:15,090 --> 00:46:18,499 For the first time in my whole life I know what I want to do. 693 00:46:18,593 --> 00:46:21,169 And for the first time I'm gonna do it... 694 00:46:21,262 --> 00:46:23,171 whether my father wants me to or not! 695 00:46:23,264 --> 00:46:26,518 - Carpe diem! - Neil Neil hold it. 696 00:46:26,601 --> 00:46:30,052 How are you gonna be in a play if your father won't let you? 697 00:46:30,146 --> 00:46:32,847 First I gotta get the part then I can worry about that. 698 00:46:32,941 --> 00:46:35,349 But won't he kill you if he finds out you went to an audition and didn't tell him? 699 00:46:35,443 --> 00:46:38,394 No no no. As far as I'm concerned he won't have to know about any of this. 700 00:46:38,488 --> 00:46:41,939 - Well that's impossible. - Bullshit. Nothing's impossible. 701 00:46:42,033 --> 00:46:44,703 Well why don't you just call him and ask him and m- maybe he'll say yes. 702 00:46:44,786 --> 00:46:47,361 That's a laugh. 703 00:46:47,455 --> 00:46:50,709 If I don't ask him at least I won't be disobeying him. 704 00:46:50,792 --> 00:46:53,576 - Yeah but if he said no before- - - Jesus Todd whose side are you on? 705 00:47:04,764 --> 00:47:08,018 I mean I haven't even gotten the part yet. 706 00:47:08,101 --> 00:47:12,147 Can't I even enjoy the idea for a little while? 707 00:47:21,448 --> 00:47:25,858 - You're coming to the meeting? - I don't know. Maybe. 708 00:47:25,952 --> 00:47:30,363 Nothing Mr Keating has to say means shit to you does it Todd? 709 00:47:30,457 --> 00:47:32,698 - Wh- What is that supposed to mean? - You're in the club! 710 00:47:32,792 --> 00:47:35,159 Being in the club means being stirred up by things. 711 00:47:35,253 --> 00:47:37,161 You look about as stirred up as a cesspool. 712 00:47:37,255 --> 00:47:40,706 - So you want me out? - No I want you in! 713 00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:43,668 But being in means you gotta do something not just say you're in. 714 00:47:43,762 --> 00:47:46,879 Listen Neil I mean I appreciate this concern 715 00:47:46,973 --> 00:47:49,382 but I'm not like you all right? 716 00:47:49,476 --> 00:47:52,729 You- - You- You say things and people listen. 717 00:47:52,812 --> 00:47:54,773 I- - I- I'm not like that. 718 00:47:54,856 --> 00:47:56,931 - Don't you think you could be? - No. 719 00:47:57,025 --> 00:47:59,944 I- - I- I don't know but that's not the point. 720 00:48:00,028 --> 00:48:04,324 The point is there's nothing you can do about it so you can just butt out. 721 00:48:04,407 --> 00:48:06,774 I can take care of myself just fine. 722 00:48:06,868 --> 00:48:08,985 All right? 723 00:48:11,081 --> 00:48:12,989 No. 724 00:48:15,919 --> 00:48:17,879 What do you mean "no"? 725 00:48:19,089 --> 00:48:21,289 No. 726 00:48:21,383 --> 00:48:23,458 Give me that! Neil! 727 00:48:23,551 --> 00:48:25,668 - Neil give that back! - "We are dreaming of a tomorrow- - " 728 00:48:25,762 --> 00:48:27,670 - It's poetry! - Neil! 729 00:48:27,764 --> 00:48:30,173 I'm being chased by Walt Whitman! 730 00:48:30,266 --> 00:48:32,341 Okay! Okay! 731 00:48:32,435 --> 00:48:35,188 What are you guys doing? I'm trying- - You see this chemistry- - 732 00:48:35,271 --> 00:48:37,680 Hey. Give me- - Neil give me- - 733 00:48:37,774 --> 00:48:39,682 Don't be immature. Come on! 734 00:48:39,776 --> 00:48:42,351 - I need my- - - Give it to me! 735 00:48:42,445 --> 00:48:44,687 Charlie! 736 00:48:44,781 --> 00:48:47,356 Let me have my book. I need my- - 737 00:50:16,164 --> 00:50:20,575 Okay everybody on the bus. 738 00:50:20,669 --> 00:50:24,078 Let's go boys. 739 00:50:24,172 --> 00:50:26,330 Come on. Let's go. On the bus boys. 740 00:50:26,424 --> 00:50:29,260 Now! 741 00:50:30,512 --> 00:50:32,253 Now devotees may argue... 742 00:50:32,347 --> 00:50:35,923 that one sport or game is inherently better than another. 743 00:50:36,017 --> 00:50:38,770 For me sport is actually a chance... 744 00:50:38,853 --> 00:50:42,346 for us to have other human beings push us to excel. 745 00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:46,017 I want you all to come over here and take a slip of paper... 746 00:50:46,111 --> 00:50:48,947 and line up single file. 747 00:50:49,030 --> 00:50:51,105 Mr Meeks time to inherit the Earth. 748 00:50:51,199 --> 00:50:55,109 Mr Pitts... rise above your name. 749 00:50:55,203 --> 00:50:59,332 I want you to hand these out to the boys one apiece. 750 00:50:59,416 --> 00:51:03,034 You know what to do Pitts! 751 00:51:03,128 --> 00:51:06,381 "Oh to struggle against great odds to meet enemies undaunted." 752 00:51:06,464 --> 00:51:09,551 Sounds like you're daunted. Say it again like you're undaunted. 753 00:51:09,634 --> 00:51:12,721 "Oh to struggle against great odds to meet enemies undaunted"! 754 00:51:12,804 --> 00:51:15,129 Now go on! 755 00:51:15,223 --> 00:51:17,381 Yes! Next! 756 00:51:17,475 --> 00:51:22,720 "To be a sailor of the world bound for all ports." 757 00:51:22,814 --> 00:51:25,223 Next. Louder! 758 00:51:25,316 --> 00:51:29,362 "Oh I live to be the ruler of life not a slave." 759 00:51:29,446 --> 00:51:31,354 "To mount the scaffolds. 760 00:51:31,448 --> 00:51:34,649 To advance to the muzzles of guns with perfect nonchalance. " 761 00:51:39,831 --> 00:51:42,156 Come on Meeks! Listen to the music! 762 00:51:42,250 --> 00:51:46,244 "To dance clap hands exalt shout skip 763 00:51:46,338 --> 00:51:49,997 - roll on float on!" - Yes! 764 00:51:51,384 --> 00:51:54,502 "Oh to have life henceforth the poem of new joys." 765 00:51:56,598 --> 00:51:58,923 Boo! 766 00:51:59,017 --> 00:52:01,384 Come on Charlie let it fill your soul. 767 00:52:01,478 --> 00:52:03,845 "To indeed be a god!" 768 00:52:05,857 --> 00:52:08,349 Charlie I got the part! 769 00:52:08,443 --> 00:52:10,351 I'm gonna play Puck! 770 00:52:10,445 --> 00:52:12,353 - I'm gonna play Puck! - What did he say? 771 00:52:12,447 --> 00:52:14,355 - Puck you! - The main part! 772 00:52:14,449 --> 00:52:16,357 - Great Neil! - Charlie I got it! 773 00:52:16,451 --> 00:52:19,204 - Congratulations. - Good for you! Good for you! 774 00:52:19,287 --> 00:52:22,540 Okay okay okay okay. 775 00:52:22,624 --> 00:52:25,199 Neil how are you gonna do this? 776 00:52:25,293 --> 00:52:29,203 They need a letter of permission from my father and Mr Nolan. 777 00:52:29,297 --> 00:52:31,873 - You're not gonna write it. - Oh yes I am. 778 00:52:31,966 --> 00:52:35,220 Oh Neil- - Neil you're crazy. 779 00:52:35,303 --> 00:52:37,462 Okay. 780 00:52:37,555 --> 00:52:41,215 I am writing to you... 781 00:52:41,309 --> 00:52:44,396 on behalf of... 782 00:52:44,479 --> 00:52:47,232 my son... 783 00:52:47,315 --> 00:52:50,235 Neil Perry. 784 00:52:50,318 --> 00:52:54,270 This is great! 785 00:53:44,258 --> 00:53:48,043 "To Chris." 786 00:53:48,136 --> 00:53:50,628 Who's Chris? Mmm Chris. 787 00:53:50,722 --> 00:53:53,757 "I see a sweetness in her smile. 788 00:53:53,850 --> 00:53:56,176 "Bright light shines from her eyes. 789 00:53:58,188 --> 00:54:01,890 "But life is complete contentment is mine... 790 00:54:01,984 --> 00:54:05,570 "just knowing that- - 791 00:54:05,654 --> 00:54:09,105 "Just knowing that... 792 00:54:09,199 --> 00:54:10,993 she's alive." 793 00:54:11,076 --> 00:54:14,194 - I'm sorry Captain. It's stupid. - No. No it's not stupid. 794 00:54:14,288 --> 00:54:18,208 It's a good effort. It touched on one of the major themes: love. 795 00:54:18,292 --> 00:54:21,326 A major theme not only in poetry but life. 796 00:54:21,420 --> 00:54:26,216 Mr Hopkins you were laughing. You're up. 797 00:54:35,392 --> 00:54:39,177 "The cat sat on the mat." 798 00:54:44,943 --> 00:54:46,518 Congratulations Mr Hopkins. 799 00:54:46,612 --> 00:54:49,239 Yours is the first poem to ever have a negative score on the Pritchard scale. 800 00:54:49,323 --> 00:54:52,857 We're not laughing at you we're laughing near you. 801 00:54:52,951 --> 00:54:55,527 I don't mind that your poem had a simple theme. 802 00:54:55,621 --> 00:54:57,862 Sometimes the most beautiful poetry can be about simple things 803 00:54:57,956 --> 00:55:00,990 like a cat or a flower or rain. 804 00:55:01,084 --> 00:55:04,285 You see poetry can come from anything with the stuff of revelation in it. 805 00:55:04,379 --> 00:55:06,538 Just don't let your poems be ordinary. 806 00:55:08,634 --> 00:55:11,345 Now who's next? 807 00:55:12,596 --> 00:55:16,381 Mr Anderson I see you sitting there in agony. 808 00:55:16,475 --> 00:55:19,509 Come on Todd step up. Let's put you out of your misery. 809 00:55:22,356 --> 00:55:24,431 I- I didn't do it. I didn't write a poem. 810 00:55:28,320 --> 00:55:33,200 Mr Anderson thinks everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. 811 00:55:33,283 --> 00:55:37,861 Isn't that right Todd? Isn't that your worst fear? 812 00:55:37,955 --> 00:55:40,530 Well I think you're wrong. I think you have something inside of you... 813 00:55:40,624 --> 00:55:43,627 that is worth a great deal. 814 00:55:43,710 --> 00:55:47,245 "I sound... 815 00:55:47,339 --> 00:55:52,636 "my barbaric... 816 00:55:53,720 --> 00:55:55,628 "yawp... 817 00:55:58,433 --> 00:56:00,675 "over the rooftops... 818 00:56:00,769 --> 00:56:03,230 of the world. " 819 00:56:05,524 --> 00:56:09,278 W.W. Uncle Walt again. 820 00:56:09,361 --> 00:56:13,855 Now for those of you who don't know a yawp is a loud cry or yell. 821 00:56:13,949 --> 00:56:18,245 Now Todd I would like you to give us a demonstration of a barbaric yawp. 822 00:56:18,328 --> 00:56:21,613 Come on you can't yawp sitting down. 823 00:56:21,707 --> 00:56:23,917 Let's go. Come on up. 824 00:56:24,001 --> 00:56:28,005 Got to get in yawping stance. 825 00:56:28,088 --> 00:56:31,790 - A- Ayawp? - Not just a yawp. A barbaric yawp. 826 00:56:31,883 --> 00:56:36,378 - Right. Yawp. - Come on. Louder. 827 00:56:36,471 --> 00:56:38,515 - Yawp. - That's a mouse. Come on louder! 828 00:56:38,599 --> 00:56:40,507 - Yawp. - Oh good God boy yell like a man! 829 00:56:40,601 --> 00:56:42,008 - Yawp! - There it is. 830 00:56:42,102 --> 00:56:44,594 You see you have a barbarian in you after all. 831 00:56:44,688 --> 00:56:47,149 You don't get away that easy. There's a picture of Uncle Walt up there. 832 00:56:47,232 --> 00:56:51,153 What does he remind you of? Don't think answer. Go on. 833 00:56:51,236 --> 00:56:53,478 - A m- m- m- madman. - What kind of madman? 834 00:56:53,572 --> 00:56:55,480 - Don't think about it just answer. - A cr- crazy madman. 835 00:56:55,574 --> 00:56:58,358 No you can do better than that. Free up your mind. Use your imagination. 836 00:56:58,452 --> 00:57:00,996 Say the first thing that pops into your head even if it's total gibberish. 837 00:57:01,079 --> 00:57:03,154 A- A- A sweaty- toothed madman. 838 00:57:03,248 --> 00:57:05,876 Good God boy there's a poet in you after all! 839 00:57:05,959 --> 00:57:08,743 There. Close your eyes. Close your eyes. Close them. 840 00:57:08,837 --> 00:57:10,912 Now describe what you see. 841 00:57:11,006 --> 00:57:13,717 - Uh I- I close my eyes... - Yes? 842 00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:17,471 - uh and his image floats beside me. - A sweaty- toothed madman. 843 00:57:17,554 --> 00:57:20,265 A sweaty- toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain. 844 00:57:20,349 --> 00:57:21,756 Oh that's excellent! 845 00:57:21,850 --> 00:57:23,758 Now give him action make him do something. 846 00:57:23,852 --> 00:57:26,313 - H- His hands reach out and choke me. - That's it. Wonderful. Wonderful. 847 00:57:26,396 --> 00:57:28,304 - And all the time he's mumbling. - What's he mumbling? 848 00:57:28,398 --> 00:57:30,306 - Mumbling truth. - Yes. 849 00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:33,820 - Truth is like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold. 850 00:57:33,904 --> 00:57:36,855 Forget them. Forget them. Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket. 851 00:57:36,949 --> 00:57:40,369 Y- Y- You push it stretch it it'll never be enough. 852 00:57:40,452 --> 00:57:42,527 You kick at it beat it it'll never cover any of us. 853 00:57:42,621 --> 00:57:45,958 From the moment we enter crying to the moment we leave dying 854 00:57:46,041 --> 00:57:50,952 it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream. 855 00:57:59,471 --> 00:58:02,339 Don't you forget this. 856 00:59:03,577 --> 00:59:05,954 That a boy Pittsie. 857 00:59:06,038 --> 00:59:08,279 - Inhale deeply. - My dad collects pipes. 858 00:59:08,373 --> 00:59:10,615 - Really? - He must have 30. 859 00:59:10,709 --> 00:59:13,378 Your parents collect pipes? Oh that's interesting. 860 00:59:13,462 --> 00:59:17,622 - Come on Knox. Join in. - Yeah Knox we're from the government. 861 00:59:17,716 --> 00:59:19,624 We're here to help. What's wrong? 862 00:59:19,718 --> 00:59:23,003 - It's Chris! - Here's a picture of Chris for you! 863 00:59:23,096 --> 00:59:25,005 - Put that in your pipe and smoke it. - It's not funny. 864 00:59:25,098 --> 00:59:28,518 Knock it off. Smoke your pipes. 865 00:59:28,602 --> 00:59:33,315 - Neil. - Friends scholars Welton men. 866 00:59:33,398 --> 00:59:35,609 What is that Neil? 867 00:59:35,692 --> 00:59:40,822 - Duh it's a lamp Meeks. - No this is the god of the cave. 868 00:59:40,906 --> 00:59:42,313 The god of the cave. 869 00:59:44,576 --> 00:59:47,829 - Charlie what are you doing? - What do you say we start this meeting? 870 00:59:47,913 --> 00:59:51,031 - I need a light. Who's got a light? - Anybody bring earplugs? 871 00:59:51,124 --> 00:59:54,409 Gentlemen. 872 00:59:54,503 --> 00:59:59,132 "Poetrusic" by Charles Dalton. 873 00:59:59,216 --> 01:00:02,834 Oh man. 874 01:00:02,928 --> 01:00:05,597 Laughing crying tumbling mumbling. 875 01:00:05,681 --> 01:00:07,724 Gotta do more gotta be more. 876 01:00:09,935 --> 01:00:12,719 Pitts. 877 01:00:12,813 --> 01:00:16,566 Chaos screaming chaos dreaming. Gotta do more gotta be more! 878 01:00:48,473 --> 01:00:52,008 - Wow. Nice. - That was great. 879 01:00:52,102 --> 01:00:54,010 Where did you learn to play like that? 880 01:00:54,104 --> 01:00:56,732 My parents made me take the clarinet for years! 881 01:00:56,815 --> 01:00:59,224 - I love the clarinet. - I hated it. 882 01:01:01,320 --> 01:01:06,398 The saxophone. The saxophone is more... sonorous. 883 01:01:06,491 --> 01:01:09,119 Ooh more sonorous. Vocabulary. 884 01:01:09,202 --> 01:01:12,789 I can't take it any more. If I don't have Chris 885 01:01:12,873 --> 01:01:16,074 - I'm gonna kill myself. - Knoxious calm down. 886 01:01:16,168 --> 01:01:20,172 No Charlie! That's just my problem. 887 01:01:20,255 --> 01:01:23,926 I've been calm all my life. I'm gonna do something about that. 888 01:01:24,009 --> 01:01:26,553 Where are you going? What are you gonna do? 889 01:01:26,637 --> 01:01:28,795 I'm gonna call her. 890 01:01:28,889 --> 01:01:32,966 - He's gonna call her! - Wait for me! 891 01:01:35,062 --> 01:01:36,970 Hello? 892 01:01:37,064 --> 01:01:39,816 She's gonna hate me. 893 01:01:42,027 --> 01:01:43,852 The Danburrys will hate me. 894 01:01:43,946 --> 01:01:47,147 My parents will kill me. 895 01:01:51,536 --> 01:01:53,664 All right goddam it. 896 01:01:53,747 --> 01:01:57,365 You're right. Carpe diem. 897 01:01:57,459 --> 01:01:59,784 Even if it kills me. 898 01:02:07,886 --> 01:02:09,794 - Hello? - Hello Chris? 899 01:02:09,888 --> 01:02:12,808 - Yes. - Hi. This is Knox Overstreet. 900 01:02:12,891 --> 01:02:16,478 Oh yes. Knox. 901 01:02:16,561 --> 01:02:19,481 - I'm glad you called. - She's glad I called. 902 01:02:19,564 --> 01:02:21,692 Listen Chet's parents are going out of town this weekend 903 01:02:21,775 --> 01:02:23,683 and he's having a party. 904 01:02:23,777 --> 01:02:25,821 - Would you like to come? - Would I like to come to a party? 905 01:02:25,904 --> 01:02:28,824 - Yes. Say yes. - It's Friday. - Well sure. 906 01:02:28,907 --> 01:02:30,732 - About 7.:00. - Great. I'll be there Chris. 907 01:02:30,826 --> 01:02:33,662 - Okay. - Friday night at the Danburrys'. Okay. 908 01:02:33,745 --> 01:02:35,987 - Okay. Bye. - Thank you. I'll see you. Bye. 909 01:02:36,081 --> 01:02:38,406 Yawp! 910 01:02:40,586 --> 01:02:42,494 Can you believe it? 911 01:02:42,588 --> 01:02:45,299 She was gonna call me. 912 01:02:45,382 --> 01:02:47,843 She invited me to a party with her. 913 01:02:47,926 --> 01:02:50,637 - At Chet Danburry's house. - Yeah. 914 01:02:50,721 --> 01:02:53,296 - Well? - So? 915 01:02:53,390 --> 01:02:57,967 So you don't really think she means you're going with her? 916 01:02:58,061 --> 01:03:01,481 Well of course not Charlie. But that's not the point. 917 01:03:01,565 --> 01:03:05,809 - That's not the point at all. - What is the point? 918 01:03:05,902 --> 01:03:11,147 - The point Charlie... - Uh- huh? 919 01:03:11,241 --> 01:03:14,995 - is... - Yeah? 920 01:03:15,078 --> 01:03:18,697 that she was thinking about me. 921 01:03:18,790 --> 01:03:21,543 I've only met her once and already... 922 01:03:21,627 --> 01:03:23,670 she's thinking about me. 923 01:03:23,754 --> 01:03:26,329 Damn it it's gonna happen guys. 924 01:03:26,423 --> 01:03:28,634 I feel it. 925 01:03:28,717 --> 01:03:31,835 She is going to be mine. 926 01:03:34,765 --> 01:03:39,227 Carpe! Carpe! 927 01:03:39,478 --> 01:03:43,555 No grades at stake gentlemen. Just take a stroll. 928 01:03:50,656 --> 01:03:55,233 There it is. 929 01:04:01,833 --> 01:04:05,337 - I don't know but I've been told. - I don't know but I've been told. 930 01:04:05,420 --> 01:04:08,090 Doing poetry is cold. 931 01:04:08,173 --> 01:04:12,250 - Doing poetry is cold. - Left. Left. Left right left. 932 01:04:12,344 --> 01:04:15,628 Left. Left. Left right left. 933 01:04:15,722 --> 01:04:17,630 Left. Halt! 934 01:04:17,724 --> 01:04:21,311 Thank you gentlemen. 935 01:04:21,395 --> 01:04:25,399 If you noticed everyone started off with their own stride their own pace. 936 01:04:25,482 --> 01:04:29,434 Mr Pitts taking his time. He knew he'll get there one day. 937 01:04:29,528 --> 01:04:32,281 Mr Cameron. You could see him thinking "Is this right? It might be right. 938 01:04:32,364 --> 01:04:35,200 It might be right. I know that- - Maybe not. I don't know." 939 01:04:35,284 --> 01:04:40,622 Mr Overstreet driven by a deeper force. Yes. 940 01:04:40,706 --> 01:04:43,709 We know that. All right. Now I didn't bring them up here to ridicule them. 941 01:04:43,792 --> 01:04:46,503 I brought them up here to illustrate the point of conformity. 942 01:04:46,587 --> 01:04:50,205 The difficulty in maintaining your own beliefs in the face of others. 943 01:04:50,299 --> 01:04:54,678 Now I see the look in your eyes like "I would have walked differently." 944 01:04:54,761 --> 01:04:57,514 Well ask yourselves why you were clapping. 945 01:04:57,598 --> 01:05:00,632 Now we all have a great need for acceptance. 946 01:05:00,726 --> 01:05:03,812 But you must trust that your beliefs are unique your own. 947 01:05:03,895 --> 01:05:06,304 Even though others may think them odd or unpopular. 948 01:05:06,398 --> 01:05:09,026 Even though the herd may go "That's ba- a- a- a- ad." 949 01:05:09,109 --> 01:05:11,653 Robert Frost said 950 01:05:11,737 --> 01:05:17,190 "Two roads diverged in the wood and I I took the one less traveled by. 951 01:05:17,284 --> 01:05:19,192 And that has made all the difference." 952 01:05:19,286 --> 01:05:21,663 I want you to find your own walk right now 953 01:05:21,747 --> 01:05:24,614 your own way of striding pacing any direction. 954 01:05:24,708 --> 01:05:28,211 Anything you want whether it's proud whether it's silly anything. 955 01:05:28,295 --> 01:05:32,841 Gentlemen the courtyard is yours. 956 01:05:32,925 --> 01:05:37,585 You don't have to perform just make it for yourself. 957 01:05:37,679 --> 01:05:42,007 Mr Dalton will you be joining us? 958 01:05:42,100 --> 01:05:44,342 Exercising the right not to walk. 959 01:05:44,436 --> 01:05:48,732 Thank you Mr Dalton. Just illustrated the point. 960 01:05:48,815 --> 01:05:52,684 Swim against the stream. 961 01:06:02,245 --> 01:06:04,154 Todd? 962 01:06:06,124 --> 01:06:08,033 - Hey. - Hey. 963 01:06:08,126 --> 01:06:11,046 - What's going on? - Nothing. 964 01:06:13,298 --> 01:06:16,301 - Today's my birthday. - Is today your birthday? 965 01:06:16,385 --> 01:06:18,095 - Happy birthday. - Thanks. 966 01:06:18,178 --> 01:06:22,255 - What did you get? - My parents just gave me this. 967 01:06:22,349 --> 01:06:23,548 Isn't this the same desk set- - 968 01:06:23,642 --> 01:06:26,561 Yeah yeah they gave me the same thing as last year. 969 01:06:29,147 --> 01:06:31,056 - Oh. - Oh. 970 01:06:32,734 --> 01:06:34,642 Maybe they thought you needed another one. 971 01:06:34,736 --> 01:06:38,188 Maybe they weren't thinking about anything at all. 972 01:06:40,742 --> 01:06:45,737 The funny thing is about this is I didn't even like it the first time. 973 01:06:48,208 --> 01:06:51,878 Todd I think you're underestimating the value of this desk set. 974 01:06:54,006 --> 01:06:59,167 I mean who would want a football or a baseball- - 975 01:06:59,261 --> 01:07:01,252 - Or a car. - Mm- hmm or a car- - 976 01:07:01,346 --> 01:07:03,974 if they could have a desk set as wonderful as this one. 977 01:07:04,057 --> 01:07:08,186 I mean if I were ever going to buy a desk set... twice 978 01:07:08,270 --> 01:07:11,940 I would probably buy this one... both times. 979 01:07:14,067 --> 01:07:18,395 In fact its... shape is- - 980 01:07:18,488 --> 01:07:21,272 It's rather aerodynamic isn't it? 981 01:07:21,366 --> 01:07:24,703 You can feel it. 982 01:07:24,786 --> 01:07:29,864 This desk set wants to fly. 983 01:07:32,544 --> 01:07:34,536 Todd... 984 01:07:34,630 --> 01:07:38,790 the world's first unmanned flying desk set. 985 01:07:43,847 --> 01:07:48,393 Oh my! Well I wouldn't worry. 986 01:07:48,477 --> 01:07:51,813 You'll get another one next year. 987 01:07:51,897 --> 01:07:54,900 "To live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. 988 01:07:54,983 --> 01:07:58,820 - To put to rout all that was not life- - " 989 01:07:58,904 --> 01:08:01,396 My God. 990 01:08:01,490 --> 01:08:05,358 - Is this it? - Yeah this is it. 991 01:08:05,452 --> 01:08:09,154 Go ahead. Go on in. It's my cave. Watch your step. 992 01:08:09,247 --> 01:08:10,655 Uh- oh. 993 01:08:10,749 --> 01:08:13,324 Hi. 994 01:08:13,418 --> 01:08:14,909 - Hello. - Hi. 995 01:08:15,003 --> 01:08:19,967 Hi guys. Meet uh Gloria and- - 996 01:08:20,050 --> 01:08:22,010 - Tina. - Tina. 997 01:08:22,094 --> 01:08:25,847 - This is the pledge class of the Dead Poets Society. - Hello. 998 01:08:25,931 --> 01:08:28,006 - How do you do? - Hello. - Hi. 999 01:08:28,100 --> 01:08:31,885 Guys move. Move! Come on folks it's Friday night. 1000 01:08:31,979 --> 01:08:36,275 Let's get on with the meeting. Guys I have an announcement to make. 1001 01:08:36,358 --> 01:08:40,112 In keeping with the spirit of passionate experimentation of the Dead Poets 1002 01:08:40,195 --> 01:08:42,406 I'm giving up the name Charles Dalton. 1003 01:08:42,489 --> 01:08:45,065 From now on call me Nuwanda. 1004 01:08:45,158 --> 01:08:47,703 Nuwanda? 1005 01:09:00,048 --> 01:09:01,623 Hello? Hello Chris? 1006 01:09:01,717 --> 01:09:05,001 I crashed in thejungle while trying to keep a date 1007 01:09:05,095 --> 01:09:08,181 With my little girl who was back in the States 1008 01:09:08,265 --> 01:09:10,173 - I was stranded in thejungle- - Knox! 1009 01:09:10,267 --> 01:09:12,342 - Hi. - You made it! Great. 1010 01:09:12,436 --> 01:09:14,344 - Did you bring anybody? - No. 1011 01:09:14,438 --> 01:09:18,191 No? Ginny Danburry's here. Look I have to go find Chet. 1012 01:09:18,275 --> 01:09:21,028 - Why don't you go downstairs? That's where everybody is. - Yeah but Chris I've- - 1013 01:09:21,111 --> 01:09:24,229 - Make yourself at home. - But I've- - 1014 01:09:27,451 --> 01:09:31,663 Baby baby let's make romance 1015 01:09:33,457 --> 01:09:37,534 You know your old- time lover hasn't got a chance 1016 01:09:37,628 --> 01:09:41,381 - Hi guys. 1017 01:09:45,010 --> 01:09:48,096 Hey you Mutt Sanders' brother? 1018 01:09:48,180 --> 01:09:51,548 Bubba this guy look like Mutt Sanders to you or what? 1019 01:09:51,642 --> 01:09:55,427 - You're his brother? - No relation. 1020 01:09:55,520 --> 01:09:58,148 - Never heard of him. Sorry guys. - Where's our manners Steve? 1021 01:09:58,231 --> 01:10:00,359 Here's Mutt Sanders' brother and we don't even offer him a drink. 1022 01:10:00,442 --> 01:10:03,195 - Here you go. Have some whisky pal. - Yeah. 1023 01:10:03,278 --> 01:10:05,489 I uh I don't really drink whisky. 1024 01:10:05,572 --> 01:10:08,773 - To Mutt. - To Mutt. 1025 01:10:08,867 --> 01:10:10,942 To Mutt. 1026 01:10:13,205 --> 01:10:17,615 - How the hell is old Mutt anyway? - Yeah what's old Mutter been up to? 1027 01:10:17,709 --> 01:10:19,951 I don't really know Mutt. 1028 01:10:20,045 --> 01:10:22,537 To the Mighty Mutt. 1029 01:10:22,631 --> 01:10:25,884 - To Mighty Mutt. - To Mighty Mutt. 1030 01:10:29,221 --> 01:10:33,684 Listen I gotta go find Patsy. 1031 01:10:33,767 --> 01:10:37,719 - Say hello to Mutt for me okay? - Will do. 1032 01:10:37,813 --> 01:10:41,973 Hell of a guy your brother Mutt. 1033 01:10:42,067 --> 01:10:44,642 We gonna have a meeting or what? 1034 01:10:44,736 --> 01:10:46,644 Yeah if you guys don't have a meeting 1035 01:10:46,738 --> 01:10:48,646 how do we know if we want to join? 1036 01:10:48,740 --> 01:10:51,743 "Join"? 1037 01:10:51,827 --> 01:10:54,538 "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? 1038 01:10:54,621 --> 01:10:57,030 Thou art more lovely and more temperate." 1039 01:10:57,124 --> 01:10:58,782 That's so sweet. 1040 01:10:58,875 --> 01:11:03,672 - I made that up just for you. - You did? 1041 01:11:03,755 --> 01:11:06,758 I'll write one for you too Gloria. 1042 01:11:09,177 --> 01:11:12,431 "She walks in beauty like the night. 1043 01:11:13,932 --> 01:11:16,935 "She walks in beauty like the night... 1044 01:11:17,019 --> 01:11:22,180 "of cloudless climes and starry skies. 1045 01:11:22,274 --> 01:11:24,182 "All that's best dark and bright 1046 01:11:24,276 --> 01:11:28,520 - meet in her aspect and her eyes." - That's beautiful. 1047 01:11:29,948 --> 01:11:32,524 There's plenty more where that came from. 1048 01:11:48,133 --> 01:11:52,596 She sure looks fine to me What's her name 1049 01:11:52,679 --> 01:11:55,223 Look out Let me call her one time 1050 01:12:06,735 --> 01:12:09,655 Hey little girl 1051 01:12:09,738 --> 01:12:13,606 Gee you sure look fine 1052 01:12:15,953 --> 01:12:17,861 God help me. 1053 01:12:17,955 --> 01:12:22,032 Ooh baby you're not mine 1054 01:12:25,045 --> 01:12:30,206 Hey little girl How's about a date 1055 01:12:32,010 --> 01:12:35,264 - Carpe diem. - Hey little girl 1056 01:12:35,347 --> 01:12:39,268 How's about a date 1057 01:12:40,769 --> 01:12:43,887 You know I'll come get you early baby 1058 01:12:43,981 --> 01:12:46,817 Won't keep you out too late 1059 01:12:50,070 --> 01:12:52,562 Say little girl 1060 01:12:52,656 --> 01:12:55,033 Now how's about a kiss 1061 01:12:57,869 --> 01:13:00,904 Yeah say little girl 1062 01:13:00,998 --> 01:13:04,668 How's about a kiss 1063 01:13:04,751 --> 01:13:08,672 - You don't remember? - Well if you don't kiss me baby 1064 01:13:08,755 --> 01:13:13,500 - Chet. Chet. Look. - What? 1065 01:13:13,594 --> 01:13:16,628 - It's Mutt Sanders' brother. - Huh? 1066 01:13:16,722 --> 01:13:18,463 - Knox what- - - And he's feeling up your girl! 1067 01:13:18,557 --> 01:13:20,799 What are you doing? 1068 01:13:20,892 --> 01:13:23,385 - What the hell are you doing? - Chet. Chet don't! 1069 01:13:23,478 --> 01:13:26,648 - Now Chet I know this looks bad- - - Leave him alone. 1070 01:13:26,732 --> 01:13:28,973 Chet no! You'll hurt him! 1071 01:13:29,067 --> 01:13:32,352 - Chet stop it! Leave him alone! - Damn! 1072 01:13:32,446 --> 01:13:34,521 - Chet stop it! - Bastard! 1073 01:13:34,615 --> 01:13:36,658 Knox are you all right? 1074 01:13:36,742 --> 01:13:38,619 Chris get the hell away from him! 1075 01:13:38,702 --> 01:13:39,953 - Chet you hurt him! - Good! 1076 01:13:40,037 --> 01:13:43,405 - I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. - It's okay. It's- It's okay. 1077 01:13:43,498 --> 01:13:45,407 Next time I see you you die. 1078 01:13:47,878 --> 01:13:51,496 Go ahead. Pass it around. 1079 01:13:59,848 --> 01:14:03,383 Me and Pitts are working on a hi- fi system. 1080 01:14:03,477 --> 01:14:07,262 It shouldn't be that hard to uh to put together. 1081 01:14:07,356 --> 01:14:10,692 Yeah. Uh I might be going to Yale. 1082 01:14:10,776 --> 01:14:13,695 Uh but I- I might not. 1083 01:14:13,779 --> 01:14:15,854 Don't you guys miss having girls around here? 1084 01:14:15,948 --> 01:14:17,522 - Yeah. - Yeah. 1085 01:14:17,616 --> 01:14:20,191 That's part of what this club is about. 1086 01:14:20,285 --> 01:14:22,412 In fact I'd like to announce... 1087 01:14:22,496 --> 01:14:25,780 I published an article in the school paper in the name of the Dead Poets 1088 01:14:25,874 --> 01:14:29,294 - What? - demanding girls be admitted to Welton... 1089 01:14:29,378 --> 01:14:32,047 - You didn't. - so we can all stop beating off. 1090 01:14:32,130 --> 01:14:33,788 - How did you do that? - I'm one of the proofers. 1091 01:14:33,882 --> 01:14:36,885 - I slipped the article in. - It's- It's over now. 1092 01:14:36,969 --> 01:14:38,543 Why? Nobody knows who we are. 1093 01:14:38,637 --> 01:14:40,879 Well don't you think they're gonna figure out who wrote it? 1094 01:14:40,973 --> 01:14:44,591 They're gonna come to you and ask to know what the Dead Poets Society is. 1095 01:14:44,685 --> 01:14:47,229 Charlie you had no right to do something like that. 1096 01:14:47,312 --> 01:14:49,554 It's Nuwanda Cameron. 1097 01:14:49,648 --> 01:14:52,484 That's right. It's Nuwanda. 1098 01:14:52,567 --> 01:14:55,654 Are we just playing around out here or do we mean what we say? 1099 01:14:55,737 --> 01:14:58,573 If all we do is come together and read a bunch of poems to each other 1100 01:14:58,657 --> 01:15:00,565 - what the hell are we doing? - All right. 1101 01:15:00,659 --> 01:15:02,703 But you still shouldn't have done it Charlie. 1102 01:15:02,786 --> 01:15:05,247 This could mean trouble. You don't speak for the club. 1103 01:15:05,330 --> 01:15:07,906 Hey would you not worry about your precious little neck? 1104 01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:11,336 If they catch me I'll tell them I made it up. 1105 01:15:25,434 --> 01:15:27,842 Fine. 1106 01:15:37,946 --> 01:15:39,854 Sit. 1107 01:15:45,078 --> 01:15:46,986 In this week's issue of Welton Honor 1108 01:15:47,080 --> 01:15:50,918 there appeared a profane and unauthorized article. 1109 01:15:51,001 --> 01:15:56,590 Rather than spend my valuable time ferreting out the guilty persons- - 1110 01:15:56,673 --> 01:15:58,915 and let me assure you I will find them- - 1111 01:15:59,009 --> 01:16:02,460 I'm asking any and all students who know anything about this article... 1112 01:16:02,554 --> 01:16:06,391 to make themselves known here and now. 1113 01:16:08,226 --> 01:16:10,687 Whoever the guilty persons are 1114 01:16:10,771 --> 01:16:14,931 this is your only chance to avoid expulsion from this school. 1115 01:16:20,072 --> 01:16:22,115 Welton Academy. Hello. 1116 01:16:22,199 --> 01:16:24,743 Yes he is. just a moment. 1117 01:16:24,826 --> 01:16:27,861 Mr Nolan it's for you. 1118 01:16:27,955 --> 01:16:29,915 It's God! 1119 01:16:29,998 --> 01:16:31,959 He says we should have girls at Welton. 1120 01:16:47,766 --> 01:16:49,893 Wipe that smirk off your face. 1121 01:16:49,977 --> 01:16:52,980 If you think Mr Dalton 1122 01:16:53,063 --> 01:16:56,014 that you're the first to try to get thrown out of this school think again. 1123 01:16:56,108 --> 01:17:00,185 Others have had similar notions and have failed just as surely as you will fail. 1124 01:17:00,279 --> 01:17:03,646 Assume the position. 1125 01:17:14,960 --> 01:17:17,369 Count aloud Mr Dalton. 1126 01:17:20,799 --> 01:17:22,791 One. 1127 01:17:24,970 --> 01:17:27,045 Two. 1128 01:17:31,143 --> 01:17:33,770 Three. 1129 01:17:33,854 --> 01:17:37,441 Four. 1130 01:17:37,524 --> 01:17:39,901 Five. 1131 01:17:39,985 --> 01:17:42,696 What is this Dead Poets Society? I want names. 1132 01:18:11,934 --> 01:18:14,175 - You kicked out? - No. 1133 01:18:14,269 --> 01:18:17,022 So what happened? 1134 01:18:19,107 --> 01:18:22,694 I'm to turn everybody in apologise to the school 1135 01:18:22,778 --> 01:18:24,853 and all will be forgiven. 1136 01:18:24,947 --> 01:18:27,157 So what are you gonna do? 1137 01:18:27,240 --> 01:18:30,525 - Charlie- - - Damn it Neil 1138 01:18:30,619 --> 01:18:33,570 the name is Nuwanda. 1139 01:18:39,127 --> 01:18:42,547 Excuse me. May we have a word Mr Keating? 1140 01:18:42,631 --> 01:18:44,622 Certainly. 1141 01:18:50,055 --> 01:18:54,132 This was my first classroomJohn. Did you know that? 1142 01:18:54,226 --> 01:18:56,468 My first desk. 1143 01:18:56,561 --> 01:18:58,970 I didn't know you taught Mr Nolan. 1144 01:18:59,064 --> 01:19:03,475 English. Long before your time. 1145 01:19:03,568 --> 01:19:06,989 It was hard giving it up I can tell you. 1146 01:19:10,242 --> 01:19:15,320 I'm hearing rumours about some unorthodox teaching methods in your classroom. 1147 01:19:15,414 --> 01:19:19,657 I'm not saying they've had anything to do with the Dalton boy's outburst 1148 01:19:19,751 --> 01:19:24,496 but I don't think I have to warn you boys his age are very impressionable. 1149 01:19:24,590 --> 01:19:27,843 Well your reprimand made quite an impression I'm sure. 1150 01:19:30,596 --> 01:19:34,673 - What was going on in the courtyard the other day? - Courtyard? 1151 01:19:34,766 --> 01:19:37,853 - Boys marching clapping in unison. - Oh that. 1152 01:19:37,936 --> 01:19:41,054 That was an exercise to prove a point: dangers of conformity. 1153 01:19:41,148 --> 01:19:43,984 WellJohn the curriculum here is set. It's proven. It works. 1154 01:19:44,067 --> 01:19:46,643 If you question it what's to prevent them from doing the same? 1155 01:19:46,737 --> 01:19:49,145 I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself. 1156 01:19:49,239 --> 01:19:51,867 At these boys' age? Not on your life! 1157 01:19:51,950 --> 01:19:55,996 TraditionJohn. Discipline. 1158 01:19:56,079 --> 01:20:00,490 Prepare them for college and the rest will take care of itself. 1159 01:20:04,504 --> 01:20:07,841 Creak. 1160 01:20:07,925 --> 01:20:10,844 He starts walking around towards my left. 1161 01:20:10,928 --> 01:20:14,264 Creak. Creak. 1162 01:20:14,348 --> 01:20:17,966 'Assume the position Mr Dalton " which means- - 1163 01:20:18,060 --> 01:20:20,187 All right gentlemen. 1164 01:20:20,270 --> 01:20:23,357 - Mr Keating. - Mr Dalton. 1165 01:20:23,440 --> 01:20:25,682 That was a pretty lame stunt you pulled today. 1166 01:20:25,776 --> 01:20:27,684 You're siding with Mr Nolan? 1167 01:20:27,778 --> 01:20:29,686 What about carpe diem and sucking all the marrow... 1168 01:20:29,780 --> 01:20:31,521 - out of life and all that? - Sucking the marrow out of life... 1169 01:20:31,615 --> 01:20:34,618 doesn't mean choking on the bone. 1170 01:20:34,701 --> 01:20:39,029 There is a time for daring and there is a time for caution. 1171 01:20:39,122 --> 01:20:41,531 And a wise man understands which is called for. 1172 01:20:41,625 --> 01:20:43,835 But I thought you'd like that. 1173 01:20:43,919 --> 01:20:45,827 No. 1174 01:20:45,921 --> 01:20:48,872 You being expelled from school is not daring to me. It's stupid. 1175 01:20:48,966 --> 01:20:51,426 'Cause you'll miss some golden opportunities. 1176 01:20:51,510 --> 01:20:52,970 Yeah? Like what? 1177 01:20:53,053 --> 01:20:57,099 Like if nothing else the opportunity to attend my classes. 1178 01:20:59,017 --> 01:21:01,395 Got it ace? 1179 01:21:01,478 --> 01:21:04,231 Aye aye Captain. 1180 01:21:04,314 --> 01:21:06,775 Keep your head about you. 1181 01:21:06,858 --> 01:21:09,642 That goes for the lot of you. 1182 01:21:09,736 --> 01:21:12,656 - Yes Captain. - Yes Captain. 1183 01:21:12,739 --> 01:21:14,731 Phone call from God. 1184 01:21:16,702 --> 01:21:20,070 If it'd been collect it would have been daring. 1185 01:21:22,249 --> 01:21:25,617 - All right. Go on boy. - No. 1186 01:21:35,512 --> 01:21:38,181 - We're trying to rehearse okay? Go. 1187 01:21:38,265 --> 01:21:40,340 A good persuasion therefore hear me Hermia. 1188 01:21:40,434 --> 01:21:44,302 Wait wait. The excitement. I don't hear any excitement about this play. 1189 01:21:44,396 --> 01:21:48,807 Now take her hand bring her downstage... 1190 01:21:48,900 --> 01:21:50,892 and stop and "Fair gentle Hermia." 1191 01:21:50,986 --> 01:21:53,113 Okay? Try again. 1192 01:21:53,196 --> 01:21:55,105 What's for dinner? 1193 01:21:55,198 --> 01:21:56,940 - Spaghetti and meatballs! - Food! 1194 01:21:59,578 --> 01:22:01,653 Save some for me. 1195 01:22:03,415 --> 01:22:06,752 "But room fairy! Here comes Oberon." 1196 01:22:09,254 --> 01:22:13,008 - Father. - Neil. 1197 01:22:13,091 --> 01:22:15,250 Wait a minute. Before you say anything 1198 01:22:15,344 --> 01:22:18,513 - please let me ex- - - Don't you dare talk back to me. 1199 01:22:20,182 --> 01:22:23,352 It's bad enough that you've wasted your time... 1200 01:22:23,435 --> 01:22:26,886 with this this absurd acting business 1201 01:22:26,980 --> 01:22:30,181 but you deliberately deceived me. 1202 01:22:30,275 --> 01:22:33,810 How- How- How did you expect to get away with this? 1203 01:22:35,948 --> 01:22:38,023 Answer me. 1204 01:22:38,116 --> 01:22:40,160 Who put you up to it? 1205 01:22:40,243 --> 01:22:43,497 - Was it this new man? Keating? - No. 1206 01:22:43,580 --> 01:22:47,584 Nobody p- - I thought I'd surprise you. I've gotten all A's in every class. 1207 01:22:47,668 --> 01:22:50,921 Did you really think I wasn't going to find out? 1208 01:22:51,004 --> 01:22:54,956 "Oh my niece is in a play with your son" says Mrs Marks. 1209 01:22:55,050 --> 01:22:58,887 "No no no" I say. "You must be mistaken. My son's not in a play." 1210 01:22:58,971 --> 01:23:00,879 You made a liar out of me Neil! 1211 01:23:04,977 --> 01:23:09,439 Now tomorrow you go to them and you tell them that you're quitting. 1212 01:23:09,523 --> 01:23:11,431 No I can't. 1213 01:23:11,525 --> 01:23:13,652 I have the main part. The performance is tomorrow night! 1214 01:23:13,735 --> 01:23:15,727 I don't care if the world comes to an end tomorrow night 1215 01:23:15,821 --> 01:23:18,991 you are through with that play! 1216 01:23:19,074 --> 01:23:20,982 Is that clear? 1217 01:23:21,076 --> 01:23:23,620 Is that clear? 1218 01:23:24,496 --> 01:23:27,249 Yes sir. 1219 01:23:34,464 --> 01:23:38,135 I made a great many sacrifices to get you here Neil 1220 01:23:38,218 --> 01:23:42,431 and you will not let me down. 1221 01:23:42,514 --> 01:23:44,923 No sir. 1222 01:24:05,037 --> 01:24:07,706 It's open. 1223 01:24:18,717 --> 01:24:20,625 Neil what's up? 1224 01:24:20,719 --> 01:24:23,388 - Can I speak to you a minute? - Certainly. Sit down. 1225 01:24:24,222 --> 01:24:26,464 Oh. 1226 01:24:26,558 --> 01:24:29,050 - I'm sorry. Here. - Excuse me. 1227 01:24:31,271 --> 01:24:35,817 - Get you some tea? - Tea? Sure. 1228 01:24:35,901 --> 01:24:39,237 - Want some milk or sugar in that? - No thanks. 1229 01:24:39,321 --> 01:24:41,479 Gosh they don't give you much room around here. 1230 01:24:41,573 --> 01:24:43,398 It's part of the monastic oath. 1231 01:24:43,492 --> 01:24:46,995 They don't want worldly things distracting me from my teaching. 1232 01:24:49,915 --> 01:24:51,823 - She's pretty. - She's also in London. 1233 01:24:51,917 --> 01:24:55,003 Makes it a little difficult. 1234 01:24:55,087 --> 01:24:58,090 - How do you stand it? - Stand what? 1235 01:24:58,173 --> 01:25:00,498 You can go anywhere. You can do anything. How can you stand being here? 1236 01:25:00,592 --> 01:25:04,513 Because I love teaching. I don't want to be anywhere else. 1237 01:25:08,058 --> 01:25:12,062 - What's up? - I just talked to my father. 1238 01:25:12,145 --> 01:25:14,773 He's making me quit the play at Henley Hall. 1239 01:25:16,650 --> 01:25:19,820 But acting is everything to me. 1240 01:25:19,903 --> 01:25:23,021 I mean- - But he doesn't know. He- - 1241 01:25:23,115 --> 01:25:28,109 I can see his point. We're not a rich family like Charlie's. I mean- - 1242 01:25:28,203 --> 01:25:31,290 But he's planning the rest of my life for me. 1243 01:25:31,373 --> 01:25:33,782 And he- he's never asked me what I want. 1244 01:25:33,875 --> 01:25:36,743 Have you ever told your father what you just told me? 1245 01:25:36,837 --> 01:25:39,548 About your passion for acting? Have you showed him that? 1246 01:25:39,631 --> 01:25:42,718 - I can't. - Why not? 1247 01:25:42,801 --> 01:25:44,709 I can't talk to him this way. 1248 01:25:44,803 --> 01:25:47,472 Then you're acting for him too. 1249 01:25:47,556 --> 01:25:50,757 You're playing the part of the dutiful son. 1250 01:25:50,851 --> 01:25:52,759 I know this sounds impossible but you have to talk to him. 1251 01:25:52,853 --> 01:25:55,564 You have to show him who you are what your heart is. 1252 01:25:55,647 --> 01:25:58,139 I know what he'll say. 1253 01:25:58,233 --> 01:26:00,725 He'll tell me that acting's a whim and I should forget it. 1254 01:26:00,819 --> 01:26:03,311 They're counting on me. 1255 01:26:03,405 --> 01:26:06,742 He'll just tell me to put it out of my mind for my own good. 1256 01:26:06,825 --> 01:26:08,650 You are not an indentured servant. 1257 01:26:08,744 --> 01:26:13,457 It's not a whim for you. You prove it to him by your conviction and your passion. 1258 01:26:13,540 --> 01:26:15,949 You show him that and if he still doesn't believe you- - 1259 01:26:16,043 --> 01:26:19,077 Well by then you'll be out of school and you can do anything you want. 1260 01:26:21,298 --> 01:26:25,375 No. 1261 01:26:25,469 --> 01:26:27,627 What about the play? The show's tomorrow night. 1262 01:26:27,721 --> 01:26:30,839 Then you have to talk to him before tomorrow night. 1263 01:26:33,352 --> 01:26:35,312 I- - 1264 01:26:35,395 --> 01:26:37,606 - Isn't there an easier way? - No. 1265 01:26:41,735 --> 01:26:45,572 I'm trapped. 1266 01:26:45,656 --> 01:26:48,148 No you're not. 1267 01:27:11,223 --> 01:27:13,131 Chris! 1268 01:27:14,893 --> 01:27:17,562 Chris! Chris Noel. Do you know where she is? 1269 01:27:17,646 --> 01:27:20,190 - Um I think she's in Room 111. - Thanks. 1270 01:27:23,527 --> 01:27:25,435 I know. 1271 01:27:31,410 --> 01:27:33,370 Excuse me. Chris- - 1272 01:27:33,453 --> 01:27:35,330 Knox what are you doing here? 1273 01:27:35,414 --> 01:27:37,322 I came to apologize for the other night. 1274 01:27:37,416 --> 01:27:39,459 I brought you these and a poem I wrote for you. 1275 01:27:43,088 --> 01:27:45,716 Knox don't you know that if Chet finds you here he'll kill you? 1276 01:27:45,799 --> 01:27:49,668 - I don't care. I love you Chris. - Knox you're crazy. 1277 01:27:49,761 --> 01:27:52,389 Look I acted like a jerk and I know it. 1278 01:27:52,472 --> 01:27:56,174 - Please accept these. Please. - No. No I- I can't. 1279 01:27:56,268 --> 01:27:58,395 Just forget it. 1280 01:28:13,827 --> 01:28:16,913 - Knox I don't believe this. - All I'm asking you to do is listen. 1281 01:28:18,582 --> 01:28:22,961 "The heavens made a girl named Chris... 1282 01:28:23,045 --> 01:28:24,953 "with hair and skin of gold. 1283 01:28:25,047 --> 01:28:27,007 "To touch her... 1284 01:28:27,090 --> 01:28:30,344 would be paradise. " 1285 01:28:47,277 --> 01:28:49,738 Get out of here. Cameron you fool. 1286 01:28:49,821 --> 01:28:52,908 Hey how'd it go? Did you read it to her? 1287 01:28:52,991 --> 01:28:57,235 - Yeah. - Wow. What'd she say? 1288 01:28:57,329 --> 01:29:00,415 - Nothing. - What do you mean nothing? 1289 01:29:00,499 --> 01:29:03,867 Nothing. But I did it. 1290 01:29:03,961 --> 01:29:07,631 Well what did she say? She had to say something! 1291 01:29:07,714 --> 01:29:10,801 - Hey Knox! - Seize the day! 1292 01:29:20,060 --> 01:29:23,094 - Did you talk to your father? - Uh yeah. 1293 01:29:23,188 --> 01:29:26,806 He didn't like it one bit but at least he's letting me stay in the play. 1294 01:29:26,900 --> 01:29:31,144 He won't be able to m- make it. He's in Chicago. 1295 01:29:31,238 --> 01:29:34,241 But uh I think he's gonna let me stay with acting. 1296 01:29:34,324 --> 01:29:38,568 Really? You told him what you told me? 1297 01:29:38,662 --> 01:29:41,415 Yeah. 1298 01:29:41,498 --> 01:29:43,458 He wasn't happy. 1299 01:29:43,542 --> 01:29:47,754 But he'll be gone at least four days. 1300 01:29:47,838 --> 01:29:52,301 I don't think he'll make the show but... 1301 01:29:52,384 --> 01:29:54,542 I think he'll let me stay with it. 1302 01:29:54,636 --> 01:29:56,544 "Keep up the schoolwork." 1303 01:29:59,850 --> 01:30:04,980 Thanks. 1304 01:30:06,148 --> 01:30:09,151 - Oh baby. - Beautiful baby. 1305 01:30:09,234 --> 01:30:11,142 - I am- - - Excuse me. 1306 01:30:11,236 --> 01:30:14,823 - Just a moment. Yes. You're so good. 1307 01:30:14,906 --> 01:30:16,815 Come on Todd. I'm trying to fix this. 1308 01:30:16,908 --> 01:30:19,202 Come on Nuwanda we're going to miss Neil's entrance. 1309 01:30:19,286 --> 01:30:21,997 He said something about getting red before we left. 1310 01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:25,281 - "Getting red"? What does that mean? - I- - You know Charlie. 1311 01:30:28,754 --> 01:30:31,840 So Charlie what's this 'getting red"bit? 1312 01:30:33,592 --> 01:30:36,084 - Ooh. - Ooh. 1313 01:30:36,178 --> 01:30:38,336 W- What is that? 1314 01:30:38,430 --> 01:30:42,048 It's an Indian warrior symbol for virility. 1315 01:30:42,142 --> 01:30:45,760 Makes me feel potent like I can drive girls crazy. 1316 01:30:45,854 --> 01:30:48,263 Oh come on Charlie. The girls are waiting. 1317 01:30:50,776 --> 01:30:52,767 Whoa. 1318 01:30:56,949 --> 01:31:00,118 Chris. 1319 01:31:01,703 --> 01:31:03,111 What are you doing here? 1320 01:31:03,205 --> 01:31:06,541 - Gentlemen let's go! - Go ahead guys. I'll catch up. 1321 01:31:06,625 --> 01:31:09,086 Yeah. Come on guys. 1322 01:31:09,169 --> 01:31:11,077 Chris you can't be in here. 1323 01:31:11,171 --> 01:31:13,163 - If they catch you we're both gonna be in big trouble. - Come on. 1324 01:31:13,257 --> 01:31:15,749 - Oh but it's fine if- - - Shh shh. Chris. 1325 01:31:17,970 --> 01:31:21,755 It's fine for you to come barging into my school and make a fool out of me? 1326 01:31:21,848 --> 01:31:23,757 I didn't mean to make a fool out of you. 1327 01:31:23,850 --> 01:31:26,228 Well you did. Chet found out. 1328 01:31:26,311 --> 01:31:30,472 It took everything I could do to keep him from coming here and killing you. 1329 01:31:30,565 --> 01:31:35,143 - Knox you have got to stop this stuff. - I can't Chris. I love you. 1330 01:31:35,237 --> 01:31:38,407 Knox you say that over and over. 1331 01:31:38,490 --> 01:31:40,398 You don't- - You don't even know me. 1332 01:31:40,492 --> 01:31:42,703 Will you bejoining us Mr Overstreet? 1333 01:31:42,786 --> 01:31:44,611 Go ahead Captain. I'll walk. 1334 01:31:44,705 --> 01:31:47,958 Knox. Knox i- it just so happens... 1335 01:31:48,041 --> 01:31:51,576 that I could care less about you. 1336 01:31:54,548 --> 01:31:57,332 Then you wouldn't be here warning me about Chet. 1337 01:32:01,847 --> 01:32:04,600 I have to go. I'm gonna be late for the play. 1338 01:32:04,683 --> 01:32:07,717 - Are you going with him? - Chet? To a play? 1339 01:32:07,811 --> 01:32:09,719 - Are you kidding? - Then come with me. 1340 01:32:09,813 --> 01:32:11,773 Knox you are so infuriating! 1341 01:32:11,857 --> 01:32:14,265 Come on Chris just give me one chance. 1342 01:32:14,359 --> 01:32:17,112 If you don't like me after tonight I'll stay away forever. 1343 01:32:17,195 --> 01:32:20,313 - Uh- huh. - I promise. Dead Poets honour. 1344 01:32:20,407 --> 01:32:21,950 You come with me tonight 1345 01:32:22,034 --> 01:32:24,494 and then if you don't want to see me again I swear I'll bow out. 1346 01:32:24,578 --> 01:32:29,041 - What would happen if Chet found out? - He won't know anything. 1347 01:32:29,124 --> 01:32:32,242 We'll sit in the back and sneak away as soon as it's over. 1348 01:32:32,336 --> 01:32:35,954 And I suppose you would promise that this would be the end of it? 1349 01:32:36,048 --> 01:32:39,134 - Dead Poets honour. - What is that? 1350 01:32:41,511 --> 01:32:44,765 - My word. - Hmm. 1351 01:32:55,233 --> 01:32:58,236 You are so infuriating. 1352 01:33:19,800 --> 01:33:22,010 Hey there he is! Hey hey hey hey! 1353 01:33:22,094 --> 01:33:25,097 Shh boys. 1354 01:33:31,687 --> 01:33:36,014 Either I mistake your shape and making quite... 1355 01:33:36,108 --> 01:33:41,446 or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite called Robin Goodfellow! 1356 01:33:41,530 --> 01:33:43,438 Thou speak'st aright. 1357 01:33:43,532 --> 01:33:45,690 I am that merry wanderer of the night. 1358 01:33:45,784 --> 01:33:48,620 I jest to Oberon and make him smile... 1359 01:33:48,704 --> 01:33:52,405 when I a fat and bean- fed horse beguile. 1360 01:33:52,499 --> 01:33:55,586 Neighing in the likeness of a filly foal. 1361 01:33:55,669 --> 01:33:58,338 Sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl... 1362 01:33:58,422 --> 01:34:01,049 in very likeness of a roasted crab. 1363 01:34:01,133 --> 01:34:04,136 And when she drink against her lips I bob... 1364 01:34:04,219 --> 01:34:06,795 and on her withered dewlap pour the ale. 1365 01:34:06,888 --> 01:34:08,963 - The wisest aunt telling the saddest tale. - He's good. He's really good. 1366 01:34:09,057 --> 01:34:12,728 Sometime for three- foot stool mistaketh me. 1367 01:34:12,811 --> 01:34:16,481 Then slip I from her bum down topples she and "Tailor" cries... 1368 01:34:16,565 --> 01:34:18,473 and falls into a cough. 1369 01:34:18,567 --> 01:34:21,403 And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh... 1370 01:34:21,486 --> 01:34:23,728 and waxen in their mirth nee- e- e- eze... 1371 01:34:23,822 --> 01:34:25,866 and swear. 1372 01:34:25,949 --> 01:34:29,067 A merrier hour was never wasted there. 1373 01:34:29,161 --> 01:34:31,403 But room fairy. 1374 01:34:31,496 --> 01:34:35,740 - Here comes Oberon. - And here my mistress. Would that he were gone. 1375 01:34:40,422 --> 01:34:42,747 Then by your side no bed- room me deny. 1376 01:34:42,841 --> 01:34:45,844 For lying so Hermia I do not lie. 1377 01:34:45,928 --> 01:34:49,973 Lysander riddles very prettily. Much beshrew my manners... 1378 01:34:50,057 --> 01:34:53,174 and my pride if Hermia meant to say Lysander lied. 1379 01:34:53,268 --> 01:34:56,302 But gentle friend for love and courtesy... 1380 01:34:56,396 --> 01:34:59,514 lie further off in human modesty 1381 01:34:59,608 --> 01:35:02,976 such separation as may well be said becomes a virtuous bachelor and maid. 1382 01:35:03,070 --> 01:35:07,147 Good night sweet friend. Thy love ne'er alter 'til thy sweet life end. 1383 01:35:07,240 --> 01:35:11,026 Amen. Amen to that fair prayer say I. 1384 01:35:11,119 --> 01:35:13,611 - And then end life when I end loyalty. - Neil. That's your cue Neil. 1385 01:35:13,705 --> 01:35:16,875 Come on Neil. Here's your crown. Let's go. 1386 01:36:22,816 --> 01:36:25,308 If we shadows have offended... 1387 01:36:26,987 --> 01:36:29,531 think but this and all is mended. 1388 01:36:29,615 --> 01:36:33,316 That you have but slumber'd here while these visions did appear. 1389 01:36:33,410 --> 01:36:37,706 And this weak and idle theme no more yielding but a dream. 1390 01:36:38,915 --> 01:36:41,627 Gentles do not reprehend. 1391 01:36:41,710 --> 01:36:44,880 If you pardon we will mend. 1392 01:36:44,963 --> 01:36:48,581 And as I am an honest Puck if we have unearned luck 1393 01:36:48,675 --> 01:36:51,053 now to 'scape the serpent's tongue 1394 01:36:51,136 --> 01:36:55,630 we will make amends ere long; else the Puck a liar call. 1395 01:36:59,092 --> 01:37:00,552 So good night unto you all. 1396 01:37:00,635 --> 01:37:03,805 Give me your hands if we be friends 1397 01:37:03,888 --> 01:37:07,799 and Robin shall restore amends. 1398 01:37:40,800 --> 01:37:43,334 Yawp! Carpe diem! 1399 01:38:04,449 --> 01:38:06,774 That was great! 1400 01:38:06,868 --> 01:38:10,445 Excuse me. I'm Neil's father. I'd like to see him please. 1401 01:38:14,501 --> 01:38:18,744 Neil your father. 1402 01:38:18,838 --> 01:38:24,709 - What did you think? - You were all just wonderful! 1403 01:38:37,649 --> 01:38:39,557 Excuse me please. 1404 01:38:39,651 --> 01:38:43,478 - Excuse me. Excuse me. - Neil! Back here! Neil! 1405 01:38:43,571 --> 01:38:46,606 Neil Neil you were great! Come back Neil. 1406 01:38:46,700 --> 01:38:48,608 - I can't guys. - Neil. 1407 01:38:48,702 --> 01:38:50,610 Excuse me. 1408 01:38:51,788 --> 01:38:55,041 Neil. Neil. You have the gift. 1409 01:38:55,125 --> 01:38:57,492 What a performance. You left even me speechless. 1410 01:38:57,585 --> 01:38:59,869 - You have to stay with- - - Get in the car. 1411 01:38:59,963 --> 01:39:03,581 Keating you stay away from my son. 1412 01:39:03,675 --> 01:39:07,668 Neil! Neil! Mr Perry come on! 1413 01:39:07,762 --> 01:39:10,515 Don't make it any worse than it is. 1414 01:39:10,598 --> 01:39:14,383 Do you want to take the other car? 1415 01:39:23,028 --> 01:39:25,353 Is it okay if we walk back? 1416 01:39:25,447 --> 01:39:28,366 Captain? 1417 01:39:31,119 --> 01:39:33,528 - Knox? - What? 1418 01:39:33,621 --> 01:39:36,197 We'll be home about 11:30. 1419 01:40:13,912 --> 01:40:16,612 We're trying very hard... 1420 01:40:16,706 --> 01:40:21,200 to understand why it is that you insist on defying us. 1421 01:40:21,294 --> 01:40:26,747 But whatever the reason we're not gonna let you ruin your life. 1422 01:40:26,841 --> 01:40:30,543 I'm withdrawing you from Welton and enrolling you in Braden Military School. 1423 01:40:30,637 --> 01:40:33,755 You're going to Harvard and you're gonna be a doctor. 1424 01:40:36,851 --> 01:40:38,760 But that's ten more years. 1425 01:40:38,853 --> 01:40:40,887 - Father that's a lifetime! - Oh stop it! 1426 01:40:40,980 --> 01:40:45,141 Don't be so dramatic. You make it sound like a prison term. 1427 01:40:46,361 --> 01:40:48,269 You don't understand Neil. 1428 01:40:48,363 --> 01:40:51,282 You have opportunities that I never even dreamt of! 1429 01:40:51,366 --> 01:40:54,369 - I am not going to let you waste them! - I've got to tell you what I feel. 1430 01:40:54,452 --> 01:40:57,539 - We've been so worried about- - - What? What? Tell me what you feel! 1431 01:40:59,791 --> 01:41:01,699 What is it? 1432 01:41:10,510 --> 01:41:14,462 Is it more of this- this acting business? 1433 01:41:14,556 --> 01:41:18,049 Because you can forget that. 1434 01:41:18,143 --> 01:41:20,635 What? 1435 01:41:25,358 --> 01:41:27,975 Nothing. 1436 01:41:39,330 --> 01:41:43,157 Nothing? 1437 01:41:45,545 --> 01:41:47,995 Well then let's go to bed. 1438 01:42:01,478 --> 01:42:07,067 I was good. I was really good. 1439 01:42:11,446 --> 01:42:13,855 Go on get some sleep. 1440 01:42:45,397 --> 01:42:50,026 It's going to be all right. 1441 01:46:02,260 --> 01:46:05,461 What was that? 1442 01:46:05,555 --> 01:46:08,423 What? 1443 01:46:08,516 --> 01:46:12,468 - That sound. - What sound? 1444 01:46:18,985 --> 01:46:20,893 Tom? 1445 01:46:24,532 --> 01:46:26,441 What is it? 1446 01:46:27,952 --> 01:46:29,861 What's wrong? 1447 01:46:39,756 --> 01:46:42,081 Neil? 1448 01:46:47,681 --> 01:46:50,965 Tom what is it? 1449 01:46:51,059 --> 01:46:53,468 What's wrong? 1450 01:46:55,647 --> 01:46:57,722 Neil? 1451 01:47:02,821 --> 01:47:06,814 - Neil? - I'll look outside. 1452 01:47:06,908 --> 01:47:08,816 Neil? 1453 01:47:26,594 --> 01:47:31,089 No! 1454 01:47:31,182 --> 01:47:35,510 - Oh Neil! Oh my God! - Oh my God. Oh no no. 1455 01:47:35,603 --> 01:47:38,356 - Oh my son! My son! My poor son! - He's all right. 1456 01:47:38,440 --> 01:47:42,986 He's all right! - Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. 1457 01:47:43,069 --> 01:47:48,825 Stop it! Stop it. 1458 01:47:53,288 --> 01:47:57,073 Todd. Todd. 1459 01:47:57,167 --> 01:48:00,034 Oh Charlie. 1460 01:48:06,051 --> 01:48:09,544 What is it? 1461 01:48:16,770 --> 01:48:19,345 Neil's dead. 1462 01:48:57,164 --> 01:48:59,156 It's so beautiful. 1463 01:49:10,261 --> 01:49:12,836 Todd! 1464 01:49:12,930 --> 01:49:14,473 - It's okay Todd. - Calm down. 1465 01:49:14,557 --> 01:49:16,465 It's all right Todd. 1466 01:49:16,559 --> 01:49:18,467 - Todd it's okay. - It's okay Todd. 1467 01:49:18,561 --> 01:49:22,262 It's all right. It's all right. 1468 01:49:22,356 --> 01:49:24,149 - He wouldn't have done it. - You can't explain it Todd. 1469 01:49:24,233 --> 01:49:25,390 - It was his father! - No! 1470 01:49:25,484 --> 01:49:28,268 He wouldn't have left us. It's because he- - 1471 01:49:28,362 --> 01:49:29,905 He wouldn't have. 1472 01:49:29,989 --> 01:49:31,313 - His dad was- - - Todd. 1473 01:49:31,407 --> 01:49:33,482 His- His father did it. His father killed him. 1474 01:49:33,576 --> 01:49:35,484 He made him do it. 1475 01:49:36,620 --> 01:49:38,612 Todd! 1476 01:49:38,706 --> 01:49:41,073 Leave him be. 1477 01:51:40,202 --> 01:51:42,486 ...All my life 1478 01:51:42,580 --> 01:51:45,155 Shall surely 1479 01:51:45,249 --> 01:51:50,494 Follow me 1480 01:51:50,588 --> 01:51:54,998 And in God's house 1481 01:51:55,092 --> 01:51:59,169 Forevermore 1482 01:51:59,263 --> 01:52:03,674 My dwelling place 1483 01:52:03,767 --> 01:52:08,011 Shall be 1484 01:52:08,105 --> 01:52:13,861 Amen 1485 01:52:20,075 --> 01:52:22,828 The death of Neil Perry is a tragedy. 1486 01:52:26,415 --> 01:52:30,002 He was a fine student 1487 01:52:30,085 --> 01:52:33,996 one of Welton's best. 1488 01:52:34,089 --> 01:52:36,842 And he will be missed. 1489 01:52:40,596 --> 01:52:45,340 We've contacted each of your parents to explain the situation. 1490 01:52:45,434 --> 01:52:48,854 Naturally they're all quite concerned. 1491 01:52:53,943 --> 01:52:57,196 At the request of Neil's family 1492 01:52:57,279 --> 01:53:02,868 I intend to conduct a thorough inquiry into this matter. 1493 01:53:04,286 --> 01:53:08,447 Your complete cooperation is expected. 1494 01:53:17,633 --> 01:53:20,803 - You told him about this meeting? - Twice. 1495 01:53:20,886 --> 01:53:23,128 That's it guys. We're all fried. 1496 01:53:23,222 --> 01:53:26,141 - How do you mean? - Cameron's a fink. 1497 01:53:26,225 --> 01:53:29,509 - He's in Nolan's office now finking. - About what? 1498 01:53:29,603 --> 01:53:32,638 The club Pittsie. Think about it. 1499 01:53:32,731 --> 01:53:36,475 The board of directors the trustees and Mr Nolan. 1500 01:53:36,569 --> 01:53:40,155 Do you think for one moment they're gonna let this thing just blow over? 1501 01:53:40,239 --> 01:53:44,900 Schools go down because of things like this. They need a scapegoat. 1502 01:54:00,259 --> 01:54:02,417 What's going on guys? 1503 01:54:03,762 --> 01:54:06,046 You finked didn't you Cameron? 1504 01:54:06,140 --> 01:54:08,267 "Finked"? I don't know what the hell you're talking about. 1505 01:54:08,350 --> 01:54:11,604 You told Nolan everything about the club is what I'm talking about. 1506 01:54:11,687 --> 01:54:13,595 Look in case you hadn't heard Dalton there's something... 1507 01:54:13,689 --> 01:54:16,181 called an honour code at this school all right? 1508 01:54:16,275 --> 01:54:19,935 If a teacher asks you a question you tell the truth or you're expelled. 1509 01:54:20,029 --> 01:54:21,687 - You- - - Charlie! 1510 01:54:21,780 --> 01:54:26,108 He's a rat! He's in it up to his eyes so he ratted to save himself! 1511 01:54:26,202 --> 01:54:28,610 - Don't touch him Charlie. You do and you're out. - I'm out anyway! 1512 01:54:28,704 --> 01:54:31,624 - You don't know that. Not yet! - He's right there Charlie. 1513 01:54:31,707 --> 01:54:35,920 And if you guys are smart you will do exactly what I did and cooperate. 1514 01:54:36,003 --> 01:54:40,831 They're not after us. We're the victims. 1515 01:54:40,925 --> 01:54:43,594 Us and Neil. 1516 01:54:43,677 --> 01:54:46,003 What's that mean? Who are they after? 1517 01:54:46,096 --> 01:54:49,464 Why Mr Keating of course. The "Captain" himself! 1518 01:54:49,558 --> 01:54:53,302 You guys didn't really think he could avoid responsibility did you? 1519 01:54:53,395 --> 01:54:57,139 Mr Keating responsible for Neil? Is that what they're saying? 1520 01:54:57,233 --> 01:55:01,977 Well who else do you think dumb ass? The administration? Mr Perry? 1521 01:55:02,071 --> 01:55:04,771 Mr Keating put us up to all this crap didn't he? 1522 01:55:04,865 --> 01:55:07,399 If it wasn't for Mr Keating Neil would be... 1523 01:55:07,493 --> 01:55:09,860 cozied up in his room right now studying his chemistry... 1524 01:55:09,954 --> 01:55:12,029 - and dreaming of being called "Doctor"! - That is not true Cameron! 1525 01:55:12,122 --> 01:55:14,656 You know that! He didn't put us up to anything. 1526 01:55:14,750 --> 01:55:17,242 - Neil loved acting. - Believe what you want 1527 01:55:17,336 --> 01:55:20,005 but I say let Keating fry. 1528 01:55:20,089 --> 01:55:23,707 I mean why ruin our lives? 1529 01:55:33,060 --> 01:55:36,313 You just signed your expulsion papers Nuwanda. 1530 01:55:39,066 --> 01:55:43,362 And if the rest of you are smart you'll do exactly what I did! 1531 01:55:44,738 --> 01:55:47,741 They know everything anyway. 1532 01:55:47,825 --> 01:55:51,526 You can't save Keating 1533 01:55:53,122 --> 01:55:55,280 but you can save yourselves. 1534 01:56:28,365 --> 01:56:30,941 Knox Overstreet. 1535 01:56:57,394 --> 01:57:00,564 - Meeks. - Go away. I have to study. 1536 01:57:02,233 --> 01:57:04,474 What happened to Nuwanda? 1537 01:57:04,568 --> 01:57:06,476 Expelled. 1538 01:57:09,240 --> 01:57:11,315 What'd you tell 'em? 1539 01:57:11,408 --> 01:57:14,328 Nothing they didn't already know. 1540 01:57:15,913 --> 01:57:18,363 Todd Anderson. 1541 01:57:39,562 --> 01:57:42,565 - Hello son. - Hello darling. 1542 01:57:44,233 --> 01:57:46,141 Mom. 1543 01:57:51,740 --> 01:57:54,149 Have a seat Mr Anderson. 1544 01:58:00,249 --> 01:58:03,836 Mr Anderson I think we've pretty well put together what's happened here. 1545 01:58:03,919 --> 01:58:08,830 You do admit to being a part of this Dead Poets Society? 1546 01:58:11,927 --> 01:58:14,795 Answer him Todd. 1547 01:58:16,265 --> 01:58:18,173 Yes sir. 1548 01:58:19,768 --> 01:58:22,855 I have here a detailed description... 1549 01:58:22,938 --> 01:58:25,347 of what occurred at your meetings. 1550 01:58:25,441 --> 01:58:27,349 It describes how your teacher Mr Keating 1551 01:58:27,443 --> 01:58:29,351 encouraged you boys to organize this club... 1552 01:58:29,445 --> 01:58:32,698 and to use it as a source of inspiration... 1553 01:58:32,781 --> 01:58:35,357 for reckless and self- indulgent behaviour. 1554 01:58:35,451 --> 01:58:40,445 It describes how Mr Keating both in and out of the classroom 1555 01:58:40,539 --> 01:58:44,533 encouraged Neil Perry to follow his obsession with acting... 1556 01:58:44,627 --> 01:58:47,494 when he knew all along it was against the explicit orders... 1557 01:58:47,588 --> 01:58:50,080 of Neil's parents. 1558 01:58:50,174 --> 01:58:54,084 It was Mr Keating's blatant abuse of his position as teacher... 1559 01:58:54,178 --> 01:58:57,379 that led directly to Neil Perry's death. 1560 01:59:07,816 --> 01:59:10,058 Read that document carefully Todd. 1561 01:59:11,987 --> 01:59:14,479 Very carefully. 1562 01:59:20,079 --> 01:59:23,249 If you've nothing to add or amend sign it. 1563 01:59:23,332 --> 01:59:26,001 What's gonna happen to Mr Keating? 1564 01:59:26,085 --> 01:59:30,662 I've had enough. Sign the paper Todd! 1565 01:59:34,927 --> 01:59:39,171 Grass is gramen or herba. 1566 01:59:39,265 --> 01:59:41,475 Lapis is stone. 1567 01:59:41,559 --> 01:59:45,688 The entire building is aedificium. 1568 02:00:22,057 --> 02:00:24,299 Sit. 1569 02:00:25,561 --> 02:00:27,636 I'll be teaching this class through exams. 1570 02:00:27,730 --> 02:00:31,473 We'll find a permanent English teacher during the break. 1571 02:00:33,235 --> 02:00:37,479 Who will tell me where you are in the Pritchard textbook? 1572 02:00:42,411 --> 02:00:44,403 Mr Anderson? 1573 02:00:46,749 --> 02:00:49,835 - Uh in the in the Prit- - - I can't hear you Mr Anderson. 1574 02:00:49,919 --> 02:00:53,537 In the in the in the Pritchard- - 1575 02:00:53,631 --> 02:00:56,331 Kindly inform me Mr Cameron. 1576 02:00:56,425 --> 02:00:58,333 We skipped around a lot sir. 1577 02:00:58,427 --> 02:01:02,421 We covered the romantics and some of the chapters on post- Civil War literature. 1578 02:01:02,515 --> 02:01:07,884 - What about the realists? - We skipped most of that sir. 1579 02:01:07,978 --> 02:01:10,762 All right then we'll start over. 1580 02:01:12,983 --> 02:01:16,184 What is poetry? 1581 02:01:18,113 --> 02:01:21,648 Come! 1582 02:01:24,411 --> 02:01:28,280 Excuse me. 1583 02:01:28,374 --> 02:01:30,991 I came for my personals. 1584 02:01:31,085 --> 02:01:33,327 Should I come back after class? 1585 02:01:33,420 --> 02:01:35,495 Get them now Mr Keating. 1586 02:01:37,883 --> 02:01:41,835 Gentlemen turn to page 21 of the introduction. 1587 02:01:41,929 --> 02:01:44,546 Mr Cameron 1588 02:01:44,640 --> 02:01:49,979 read aloud the excellent essay by Dr Pritchard... 1589 02:01:50,062 --> 02:01:52,554 on "Understanding Poetry. " 1590 02:01:54,275 --> 02:01:56,433 That page has been ripped out sir. 1591 02:01:56,527 --> 02:01:58,810 Well borrow somebody else's book. 1592 02:01:58,904 --> 02:02:00,896 They're all ripped out sir. 1593 02:02:00,990 --> 02:02:04,358 What do you mean "They're all ripped out"? 1594 02:02:04,451 --> 02:02:07,872 - Sir we- - Ac- - - Never mind. 1595 02:02:11,458 --> 02:02:13,419 Read. 1596 02:02:16,672 --> 02:02:20,968 "'Understanding Poetry' by DrJ. Evans Pritchard Ph.D. 1597 02:02:21,051 --> 02:02:23,126 "To fully understand poetry we must first be fluent... 1598 02:02:23,220 --> 02:02:25,796 "with its metre rhyme and figures of speech. 1599 02:02:25,890 --> 02:02:27,798 "Then ask two questions. One: 1600 02:02:27,892 --> 02:02:31,426 "How artfully has the objective of the poem been rendered? 1601 02:02:31,520 --> 02:02:33,731 "And two: 1602 02:02:33,814 --> 02:02:37,474 "How important is that objective? 1603 02:02:37,568 --> 02:02:39,142 "Question one rates the poem's perfection. 1604 02:02:39,236 --> 02:02:41,144 "Question two rates its importance. 1605 02:02:41,238 --> 02:02:43,146 'And once these questions have been answered 1606 02:02:43,240 --> 02:02:46,827 "determining a poem's greatness becomes a relatively simple matter. 1607 02:02:46,911 --> 02:02:49,997 If the poem's score for perfection is plotted on the horizontal of a graph- - " 1608 02:02:50,080 --> 02:02:52,364 - Mr Keating! They made everybody sign it. - Quiet Mr Anderson! 1609 02:02:52,458 --> 02:02:54,908 - You've got to believe me. It's true. - I do believe you Todd. 1610 02:02:55,002 --> 02:02:56,994 - Leave Mr Keating. - But it wasn't his fault! 1611 02:02:57,087 --> 02:03:00,831 Sit down Mr Anderson! One more outburst from you or anyone else 1612 02:03:00,925 --> 02:03:02,833 and you're out of this school! 1613 02:03:02,927 --> 02:03:04,835 Leave Mr Keating. 1614 02:03:06,347 --> 02:03:09,631 I said "Leave Mr Keating." 1615 02:03:24,823 --> 02:03:29,318 - O Captain my Captain. - Sit down Mr Anderson. 1616 02:03:31,288 --> 02:03:33,780 Do you hear me? Sit down! 1617 02:03:33,874 --> 02:03:36,575 Sit down! 1618 02:03:38,128 --> 02:03:41,663 This is your final warning Anderson. 1619 02:03:41,757 --> 02:03:46,001 How dare you. Do you hear me? 1620 02:03:46,095 --> 02:03:48,545 O Captain my Captain. 1621 02:03:49,974 --> 02:03:51,433 Mr Overstreet I warn you! 1622 02:03:51,517 --> 02:03:53,508 Sit down! 1623 02:03:55,771 --> 02:03:58,180 Sit down! 1624 02:03:58,274 --> 02:04:01,861 Sit down! All of you! I want you seated! 1625 02:04:01,944 --> 02:04:05,030 Sit down! Leave Mr Keating. 1626 02:04:13,455 --> 02:04:16,073 All of you down! I want you seated! 1627 02:04:16,166 --> 02:04:19,993 Do you hear me? 1628 02:04:23,716 --> 02:04:26,833 Sit down! 1629 02:05:06,926 --> 02:05:10,043 Thank you boys.