死亡诗社电影英语演讲

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DeadPoetsSocietyChinesename：死亡诗社/春风化雨航天航空学院4083蔡龑东（3114376003）ComponentsOverviewBackgroundInformationMaincharacters

PLOTSummaryFurtherThinkingOverviewDirector:PeterWeir

Starring:RobinWilliamsEthanHawkeRobertSeanLeonardAwards:

Nominatedfor4Oscars

(yearof1990,butbeaten

byDrivingMissDaisy)Screenwriter：

TomSchulman

theplayisadaptedfromTomSchulman’sreallifeinMontgomeryBellCollege(蒙哥马利·贝尔学院)BackgroundInformationTheGoalsofAmericanEducation

SinceDeadPoetsSocietyisamoviesetoncampus,aglimpseintoAmericaneducationwilldefinitelyenableustokeeptrackofcertainWesternculturalnotions.

AmericaneducationisanindispensiblepartoftheAmericanDream.Notonlydoesitdeterminetheindividual’ssocialstatusandeconomicprospects,butitalsobringsgeneralsocialbenefitssuchaseliminationofpovertyandimprovementofcitizenship.PrepSchool

Auniversity-preparatoryschoolorcollege-preparatoryschoolisasecondaryschool,usuallyprivate,designedtopreparestudentsforhighereducation.Someschoolswillalsoincludeajuniororelementaryschool.

Inasense,AmericanEducationbeforeuniversityshownbythemovie,issimilarwithChinesehighschool’seducationalsystem,whichplacesastrongemphasisonexaminationandscore,Regardlessofpersonalityandinterestofstudents.BackgroundInformationWeltonAcademy1959:Thestudentsaretoldwhichcoursestotake

byparentsandheadmastersPersonalinterestsdonotmatterStrictForetoldwayoflifeTrytobuildakindofeliteForetolddevelopmentBackgroundInformationMaincharactersJohnKeatingMr.Nolan1.NeilPerry2.ToddAnderson3.CharlieDalton,4.StevenMeeks,5.GeraldPitts,6.RichardCameron,7.KnoxOverstreettheteacherofEnglishLiterature,whowasanunconventionaleducatortriedtomakehisstudents'livesextraordinary.aromanticperson,lovehislife,trytoliveeverydayasifitcouldbehislastone.humorous,passionate,idealistic,

Amiable,

unconventional,

knowledg-eableJohnKeatingMr.NolanTheheadmasterofWeltonAcademyPersonalityTraits:Autocratic（独裁的）conservative（保守的）intolerrant（心胸狭隘的）andutilitarian（功利的）lovetoplaydrama.Fullofpassion.Wantstotryeverythingnew.Lotsofinterests.Ownhisrealdream.UnabletostanduptohisfatherNeilPerryashyboywhocannotshowhimselfconfidentlytheonlystudentwhosufficientlygraspedKeating’vehisloyaltytoKeatingbystanduptoCameron’saccusationsofKeating.Hethenstandsonhisdeskandsays,“OCaptain!MyCaptain!”ToddAndersonMainCharactersCharlieDaltonStevenMeeksGeraldPittsMainCharactersRichardCameronKnoxOverstreet

PLOTSummary

NeilPerry,ToddAnderson,KnoxOverstreet,CharlieDalton,RichardCameron,StevenMeeksandGerardPittsareseniorstudentsoftheWeltonAcademy,anelite

prepschool（预科学校）,whoseethosisdefinedbytheheadmasterGaleNolanas"tradition,honor,disciplineandexcellence".TheteachingmethodsoftheirnewEnglishteacher,JohnKeating(RobinWilliams),areUnorthodox（非正统的）byWeltonstandards,including

whistlingthe1812

Overtureandtakingthemoutoftheclassroomtofocusontheideaofcarpediem.Hetellsthestudentsthattheymaycallhim"OCaptain!MyCaptain!"inreferencetoaWaltWhitmanpoem,iftheyfeeldaring.

15Inanotherclass,KeatinghasNeilreadtheintroductiontotheirpoetrytextbook,prescribingamathematicalformulatoratethequalityofpoetrywhichKeatingfindsridiculous,andheinstructshispupilstorip（撕）theintroductionoutoftheirbooks,totheamazementofoneofhiscolleagues.Laterhehasthestudentsstandonhisdeskinordertolookattheworldinadifferentway.TheboysdiscoverthatKeatingwasaformerstudentatWeltonanddecidetosecretlyrevive

theschoolliteraryclub,the"DeadPoetsSociety",towhichKeatinghadbelonged,meetinginacaveofftheschoolgrounds.Neilwantstobeanactorbutknowshisfatherwilldisapprove.Withouthisfather‘sknowledge,heauditions（试演）fortheroleofPuck（小精灵）inaproductionofAMidsummerNight’sDream.HisfatherfindsoutandordersNeiltowithdraw（放弃，退出）.NeilasksKeatingforadviceandisadvisedtotalktohisfatherandmakehimunderstandhowhefeels,butNeilcannotmuster（激起）thecouragetodoso.Insteadhegoesagainsthisfather‘swishes.Hisfathershowsupattheendoftheplay,furious.HetakesNeilhomeandtellshimthatheintendstoenrollhiminamilitaryschooltopreparehimforHarvardUniversityandacareerinmedicine.Unabletocopewiththefuturethatawaitshimortomakehisfatherunderstandhisfeelings,Neilcommitssuicide.AttherequestofNeil‘sparents,theheadmasterlaunchesaninvestigation.Cameronmeetstheschoolgovernorsandboardofregents.Later,confrontedbyCharlie,CameronadmitsthathesquealedonthemandmadeKeatingthescapegoat(替罪羊),andurgestherestofthemtoletKeatingtakethefall(作替罪羊).CharliepunchesCameronandislaterexpelled.

ToddiscalledtoNolan‘soffice,wherehisparentsarewaiting.NolanforcesToddtoadmittobeingamemberoftheDeadPoetsSociety,andmakeshimsignadocumentblamingKeatingfor

abusing(滥用)hisauthority,inciting（煽动）theboystorestarttheclub,andencouragingNeiltoflout（愚弄）hisfather’swishes.Toddseestheotherboys‘signaturesalreadyonthedocument,andisthreatenedbyhisfathertosignit.Keatingissubsequentlyfired.TheboysreturntoEnglishclass,nowbeingtaughtbyNolan,whoinstructstheboystoreadtheintroductoryessayonlytofindthattheyhadallrippeditout.Keatingenterstheroomto

retrieve（取回）afewbelongings.Toddrevealsthattheboyswereintimidated（威胁）intosigningthedenunciation（控诉）.NolanordersToddtobequietanddemandsthatKeatingleave.AsKeatingisabouttoexit,Toddforthefirsttimebreakshisreserve,callsout“OCaptain!MyCaptain!”andstandsonhisdesk.NolanwarnsToddtositdownorfaceexpulsion.Muchoftheclass,includingKnox,Meeks,andPitts,climbontotheirdesksandlooktoKeating,ignoringNolan'sordersuntilhegivesup.Keatingleavesv