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William Shakespeare

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time | I have to get the part. | To illustrate the point of conformity. | It was a lame stunt. | Acting is not a whim for you. | Schools go down for this. | UNDERSTANDING POETRY | MIN 27-36 (students ask Keating about the Dead Poet Society) | Questions for Class Discussion |


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Words and Expressions

 

Students arrive at Welton Academy for the beginning of the school year.

 

 

The four pillars: Tradition, honor, discipline, excellence.

A "pillar" is a physical foundation upon which something is built.

 

75% went on to the Ivy League.

A term for the most elite American Universities on the East coast,

including Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Ivy is the green plant that

grows on many of their buildings.

 

Fervent dedication.

An interesting adjective which means passionate or intense.

 

Preparatory School.

Expensive private high schools that prepare students for college.

They are often called "prep schools," and their students are often

called "preppies."

 

You have some big shoes to fill.

A way of saying that a family member you are being compared to

did an excellent job in something you are going to do yourself.

 

Vaporizer.

A little device that produces steam to help deal with a cold.

 

Looks like a stiff.

Slang for a dead body, or in this case, an unappealing person.

 

Don't mind him. He's born with his foot in his mouth.

"Ignore him....since he's always saying stupid and foolish things."

 

Travesty.

A mockery or exaggerated imitation.

A common phrase is "a travesty of justice."

 


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