The Captain and His Crew
This unconventional English teacher encouraged his students to "make your lives extraordinary."
John Keating
In the Rising Action, Mr. Keating instructs the boys to do this to their textbooks.
Rip pages out
Mr. Keating has the boys stand on these to remind them to constantly look at things in a different way.
Their desks
This Latin phrase, the central theme of the movie, translates to "Seize the Day."
Carpe Diem
Following Neil’s death, the school decides to use Mr. Keating as this, blaming him for the tragedy.
This painfully shy student eventually finds his voice and is the first to stand on his desk at the end of the film.
Todd Anderson
This student is the "rat" who signs the confession blaming Keating to save his own skin.
Cameron
The boys hold their secret poetry meetings in this secluded location.
A cave
The boys address Mr. Keating by this title, taken from a Walt Whitman poem.
O Captain My Captain!
The Resolution of the film occurs when the students perform this final act of defiance in the classroom.
Standing on their desks
The name of the secret club the boys revive after finding Mr. Keating's old yearbook.
Dead Poets Society
The tragic Climax of the film occurs when Neil uses this object to take his own life.
His father's handgun
The story takes place at this elite, all-boys boarding school.
Welton
One of the poems that Charlie claims to be his own in order to impress the girls he brings to a DPS meeting.
She Walks in Beauty or Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day
Charlie takes out his anger on Cameron by doing this.
Punching him in the face
This rebellious student took the name "Nuwanda" and was eventually expelled for punching a classmate.
Charlie Dalton
This is the role Neil Perry plays in the local production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Puck
Charlie visually represents his change into Nuwanda by doing this.
Painting his face red
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" has a similar meaning as what other central quote in this movie?
Carpe Diem
Before being expelled, Charlie receives this punishment from the Headmaster for playing a prank during a school meeting.
Paddling
These two students, often mentioned together, were the more minor members of the group focused on science and radio.
Meeks and Pitts
The film’s Exposition introduces these "Four Pillars" of Welton Academy: Tradition, Honor, Discipline, and ______.
Excellence
This character represents the "Tradition" pillar of Welton.
Headmaster Nolan
Todd Anderson’s "barbaric yawp" was inspired by the works of this famous American poet.
Walt Whitman
Neil’s father planned to send him to this type of school after the play, which served as the final straw for Neil.
Military school