大象传媒

By Alexandra Ashton

The crashing,banging, loud laughing and joking coming from 6Q could mean only one thing - the news had spread that Mr Queripel was sick.The door opened and Mrs Batrum entered the classroom.She tentatively made her way to the middle of the classroom.

"Girls ,Mr Queripel is unwell today so you have a new supply teacher taking you for double English today. In swept a bearded man with a golden ring in his ear and ruffles round his neck."So I'll er leave you to it",said Mrs Bartrum worried that she had left her chocolate hobnob on the edge of her cup of tea and only had 2 minutes before it melted all over her cup.

"Good morrow ! My name is William Shakespeare. Quills out please!".

No one spoke."I say,is that a dagger I see before me?,he said looking at Melania staring intently at her phone."No Sir",said Katie,"it's her iPhone 10, dead good it is too!"

He ignored this comment and turned to the projector screen, picked up the permanent maker and started to write."To thine one self must be true,which of my plays did this come from?" "With all due respect Sir",Maya said,"how will this help us pass our 11+? "How sharper than a serpents tooth it is to have a thankless child",he said glaring at Maya who had now hidden herself behind a stack of textbooks."But Mr Shakespeare",Jitan said grinning,"I forgot the question?" "To be or not to be:that is the question",he replied, staring at the whiteboard and wondering why the ink wasn't rubbing off.

"I see that today",he said in an affected tone,"Hell is empty and all the devils are here!"."Mr Shakespeare,why don't we continue with what we were previously learning about:Romeo and Juliet" ,Lily suggested trying to prevent the growing discord in the room. Mr Shakespeare ignored her,and busily started to press buttons on the the remote to turn on the projector until he hit the big red "ON" button.He stepped back in surprise and gave an alarmed cry," What light through yonder window breaks?" "Sir, it is the projector turning on," pointed out Jasmine as Sophia stifled a few giggles behind her.

"Now", he said trying to remain calm,"Who can tell me about my play,Romeo and Juliet - the greatest love story ever written?" Melania instantly stood up and said "Yeah! everyone knows about Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott, rumour says it that Travis kissed Kylie's best friend!" "No,no,no!!",said Shakespeare, banging his hand on the table so hard I thought it would snap in half."That was a Midsummer's Night Dream! I see that some people were born great,some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.No one in this room apart from me are any of those . So foul and fair a day I have never seen" he cried."Sir, wasn't that Lady Gaga?" said Kayla grinning . He exploded with anger and with one last cry of fury ,he stormed out of the classroom.