Macbeth's Characters Analysis, Summaries of English

Download Macbeth's Characters Analysis and more Summaries English in PDF only on Docsity! x Dead Poets Society © WwW John Keating - John Keating is the charismatic, energetic English teacher who inspires the students of Welton Academy to rebel against their families and other teachers. His name echoes that of John Keats, the famous English Romantic poet whose celebration of life and originality may have inspired Keating’s own. A former student of Welton, as well as a brilliant Rhodes scholar, Keating begins teaching at Welton in 1959 and immediately makes an impression on his students, who aren’t used to such exciting, fascinating lessons, Keating urges his students to “seize the day”—that is, do extraordinary, original things instead of merely imitating their teachers and parents. His example inspires the students to\revive a'secret society of which Keating was once a member=the Dead Poets Society. Keating’s emphasis on freedom and originality raise many eyebrows at Welton, a school that celebrates tradition above everything else. When his students begin to fight back against the Welton administration more and more overtly, Keating tries to convince his students to be more reserved and cautious in their behaviorsignificantly, he urges Neil Perry to talk to his father about. his love for acting. After Neil’s tragic suicide—brought about in part because Neil did not talk to his father— Keating is blamed for “corrupting” his students, and fired from Welton. = Reece cei See k= Brad Todd Anderson - Todd is a new student at Welton, having transferred from another, less prestigious school. He doesn’t ho, he feels, favor his older, more academically successful brother, Jeffrey Anderson. At Welton, Todd is at first quiet andishy, but with the encouragement of John Keating and the friendship of Neil Perry, his roommate, he and compose impressive poetry. Todd is arguably the most ; is transformation from ashy conformist to’a bold iconoclast epitomizes the novel’s —> Ix pumas b-day quemenk (Deskser) Neil Perry - Neil Perry is a popular, idealistic student at Welton) and one of Keatinie’s Most loyal distiplés. As Todd” Aniclerson's roommate, Neil is instrumental in inspiring Todd to be bolder and more confident:For his own part, Neil is highly intimidated by his father;)r. Perry, and yearns to find a way to rebel against his family. In John Keating, Neil thinks he’s found a model for rebellion. Neil decides he’s going to become an actor, and gets a part in a school Shakespeare production; lying to his fatherin the process. When Mr. Perry finds out the truth, he’s sofurious with Neil that Neil’shoots/himself with his father’s revolver,sure that his family will never support his dreams. Neil’s death sets in motion the final chapters of the novel, in which Welton Academy tries to find a suitable scapegoat for his death. In all, Neil Perry is a tragic example of how Keating’s love of freedom and art can go terribly wrong—Neil is arguably more rebellious than Keating himself, to the point where he’s willing to sacrifice his own life for the sake of his beliefs. = Pepa etd cr = Timeline Charlie Dalton - Charlie is a student'at Welton, and comes from a rich, Successful family. He’s more openly disobedient than his Welton peers, although for most of the book, he’s shown to be just as frightened of his parents as his classmates are of theirs: Under the guidance of John Keating, Charlie experiments with drinking, dancing, wooing, women, and generally rebelling against the stiff, overly repressive atmosphere at Welton Academy. Charlie is one of Keating’s most loyal followers, to the point where he’s arguably more interested in rebellion and nonconformity than Keating himself is. As the novel ends, Charlie is expelled from Welton for punching Cameron and refusing to” L Roem Knox Overstreet - Knox is a thoughtful, romantic student at Welton. Over the course of the novel, he falls in love with CRAEINGEIfthe gitlfriend ofa family friend’sS0n. Knox's first attempts to W6lChris are disrespectfullat Bestand assaultive at worst; he even gropes Chris at a party. Later on, Knox tries to use the poetry and eloquence he’s learned form John Keating to woo Chris, and his efforts largely pay Off As the novel ends, Knox and Chris seem to be dating and very much in love.