<P> Upon learning that Keating was a member of the unsanctioned Dead Poets Society while he was at Welton , Neil restarts the club and he and his friends sneak off campus to a cave where they read poetry and verse , including their own compositions . As the school year progresses , Keating 's lessons and their involvement with the club encourage them to live their lives on their own terms . Knox pursues Chris Noel , a girl who is dating a football player from a public school and whose family is friends with his . Neil discovers his love of acting and gets the role as Puck in a local production of A Midsummer Night 's Dream , despite the fact that his domineering father wants him in the Ivy League ( and ultimately medical school ) . Keating helps Todd come out of his shell and realize his potential when he takes him through an exercise in self - expression , resulting in his composing a poem spontaneously in front of the class . </P>
<P> Upon learning that Keating was a member of the unsanctioned Dead Poets Society while he was at Welton , Neil restarts the club and he and his friends sneak off campus to a cave where they read poetry and verse , including their own compositions . As the school year progresses , Keating 's lessons and their involvement with the club encourage them to live their lives on their own terms . Knox pursues Chris Noel , a girl who is dating a football player from a public school and whose family is friends with his . Neil discovers his love of acting and gets the role as Puck in a local production of A Midsummer Night 's Dream , despite the fact that his domineering father wants him in the Ivy League ( and ultimately medical school ) . Keating helps Todd come out of his shell and realize his potential when he takes him through an exercise in self - expression , resulting in his composing a poem spontaneously in front of the class . </P>
dead poets society what play is neil in
dead poets society what play is neil in
A Midsummer Night 's Dream
A Midsummer Night 's Dream