1. I think that the character Todd changed and developed the most in this film, because at the beginning he was very shy and reserved and towards the end, he took a big stand for his teacher. At first, he did not want to hang out with Neil and the rest of the boys in the group, but they roped him in anyways. Then, he was so scared of reading poetry out loud, that he refused to do so in the Dead Poet's Society meetings, and even neglected an assignment in order to get out of reading poetry. However, his teacher, Mr. Keating, had Todd come up with a poem in the spot, which started his 'coming out of his shell,' and the love that he had for his teacher. Also, Neil's suicide made Todd want to do the right thing more than ever, because he knew the real reason for his friend and roommates death.
2. One of the static characters is the boy's principal, because he is just as intent on controlling the boys and what they learned in the end of the movie as he is during the beginning. Another static character is Neil's father, because he did not accept the fact that it was his decisions which made his "precious son" kill himself, he placed the blame on Mr. Keating, the different teacher. He never owned up to what his actions meant to his son, and thought the same way as he had before.
3. Mr. Keating is the kind of character that makes the people around him want more for their lives. He encouraged his students to not necessarily resist conformity, but find what 'they' wanted to do in life. He wanted the best for his students and thought it necessary that all of the boys learn what made each of them happy, and wanted them to find out their own meaning to life. I think that he might have been slightly changed by Neil's suicide and what people will do in order to place blame they feel they do not deserve.
4. Todd Anderson overcame his fear of being noticed and the center of attention. He was uncomfortable when a teacher asked a question for fear of getting it wrong, and being ostracized. Due to several events described in the previous questions, he was able to break out of his shell, and stand up for what was right.
Neil Perry's fear was that he would go through his whole life doing something that made him unhappy, just because that is what his father wanted him to do. Unfortunately, he did not overcome his fear, because he thought he could escape his looming fate by committing suicide, which not be the conclusion or resolution to anything.
Knox Overstreet's fear was that he would let the girl of his dreams that he knew would make him happy get away from him just because she was dating another guy at the time. The movie really ended his conflict when Neil killed himself, but I think that they might actually have had a relationship after the play.
Charlie (Nwanda) Dalton's fear was that he would conform, and become like everyone else. He, I think, realized towards the end to the movie, that standing up for what you believe in and being stupid about it is a line which he crossed.
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