Dead Poets Society Frequently Asked Questions

Answer: Aye, aye, Captain.

Charlie accepted Mr. Keating's criticism willingly enough.

Answer: Tradition

Knox held "Discipline", Neil held "Excellence". Cameron held "Tradition". Cameron can be viewed as a character more attached to the tradition than other dead poets.

Answer: trigonometry

Dr. Hager, on the very first lesson, states that, "Your study of trigonometry requires absolute precision. Anyone failing to turn in any homework assignment will be penalized one point off their final grade. Let me urge you now not to test me on this point."

Answer: Tennyson

Neil read an extract from "Ulysses", by Alfred Lord Tennyson. "Come, my friends...'Tis not too late to seek a newer world, for my purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset. And though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are we are; - one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Answer: Knox, Pitts, Cameron

Mr. Keating mimicked their way of walking after the demonstration.

Answer: military

Mr. Perry thought it was better to put Neil under a firmer control, so he decided Neil should leave Welton and go to a military school instead. In this way Neil would not be able to continue with his "absurd acting business".

Answer: Tom

We can hear Mr. Nolan and Mrs. Perry address him as "Tom". Gale is the first name of Mr. Nolan.

Answer: banker

We know that as Neil once said to Knox and Charlie, "Oh, that's rich. Like you guys tell your parents off, Mr. Future Lawyer and Mr. Future Banker." Later we know Knox's father is a lawyer from Mr. Danburry. So Charlie's father should be a banker.

Answer: history

But in fact we see Todd doing chemistry when he was alone in his room.