Dead+Poets+Society+Part+1

= Dead Poets Society = = = ==

= Dead Poets Society - Idioms 1 =

**The Four Pillars of Welton **





**tradition** something that people have done for a long time, and continue to do

**honor** strong moral beliefs and standards of behavior that make people respect and trust you

**discipline** controlled behavior in which people obey rules and orders

**excellence** extremely good or of very high quality

not like to speak in front of people falls in love
 * Neil: ** Todd’s roommate; Neil’s father is very controlling; Neil did summer school
 * Todd **** : ** Neil’s roommate transferred to Welton; Todd’s brother was “one of school’s finest”; does
 * Knox **** : ** brown hair; looks like Charlie; his father is a friend of the Danbury’s; he meets Kris and
 * Charlie **** : ** brown hair; looks like Knox; very outgoing; sometimes says things without thinking
 * Cameron **** : ** short red hair; brown noser; very anal—uses ruler when writing notes
 * Pitts **** : ** brown hair and crew cut; reads the poem “To the Virgins, Make Much of Time”
 * Meeks **** : ** glasses and longer red hair than Cameron; considered to be a genius
 * Mr. Perry **** : ** Neil’s father; tries to control Neil
 * Mr. Keating **** : ** English teacher; “seize the day”
 * Kris **** : ** blond hair; Knox calls her “Mrs. Danbury?”; is dating Chet
 * Chet **** : ** very spoiled; jerk; is dating Kris

** The Four Pillars of Hell-ton **

**Travesty** - something bad that is not what it should be **Horror** - something very shocking or frightening **Decadence** - moral decline as because of excessive indulgence in self-interest **Excrement** - waste matter from the bowels; feces


 * Vocabulary **


 * ** annual ** – the year book of the class
 * ** ceremony - ** a formal event that happens in public on special occasions
 * ** Decadence ** - moral decline as because of excessive indulgence in self-interest
 * ** dedication ** - hard work or effort that is put into an activity because it is important
 * ** discipline ** - controlled behavior in which people obey rules and orders
 * ** drop - ** "to drop" something is to quit or give it up,
 * ** Excellence ** - extremely good or of very high quality
 * ** Excrement ** - waste matter from the bowels; feces
 * ** extra-curricular ** - school activities outside of classes like clubs and sports
 * ** fervent ** - believing or feeling something very strongly
 * ** Honor ** strong moral beliefs and standards of behavior that make people respect and trust you
 * ** Horror ** - something very shocking or frightening
 * ** Ivy League – ** eight old respected colleges in the northeast of the U.S. : Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
 * ** jerk - ** a person who bothers others with a annoying personality
 * ** keen ** - really great
 * ** pillar - ** a basic fact, idea, or principle that something is based upon
 * ** preparatory school - ** a school that is designed to prepare students for a college or university education
 * ** slick ** - a cool person who is good at talking
 * ** thrilling - ** exciting
 * ** Tradition ** - something that people have done for a long time, and continue to do
 * ** Travesty - ** an imitation. Common phrase is "a travesty of justice"
 * ** Valedictorian - ** student with the best grades in class . He usually presents a speech at the graduation ceremony
 * ** vaporizer - ** little device that produces steam to help deal with a cold


 * Idioms **


 * ** big shoes to fill ** - someone in your place before you, did an excellent job and you are going to have to do a lot to be as good.
 * ** bootlicking – ** doing anything to make an authority happy with you
 * ** born with his foot in his mouth - ** always talking stupid/foolish
 * ** don’t ** **to test me -** don't challenge me
 * ** don't mind him - ** ignore him
 * ** looks like a stiff – ** a person that is not interesting; a dead body
 * ** settle down ** - calm down
 * ** tell him off ** - to yell or curse at him
 * ** that’s rich ** – what you said about a person, could be said about you
 * **chin up** - be brave