“Clay-brained,” “miscreant,” “jack-a-nape” & “rabbit-sucker.” These are all Shakespearean insults English teacher Molly Sargent allows her students to hurl at each other during second period AP Language and Composition, March 2. In honor of the current Shakespeare play her students are reading, The Taming of the Shrew, Sargent divides the class up into two teams to come up with the best three-part insults.

Sargent explained that the insults should be said with enthusiasm, and therefore required that each student use body movement such as pointing fingers or waving arms in order to make their insult convincing.

Senior Kelsey Gunner, left, was the first student to hurl her insult at senior Cassidy Hutchins, back right, and after overcoming her nerves of offending Hutchins, she pointed her finger and tried to say the first word.

However, Gunner begun saying her insult too fast causing her to laugh and slur her words. After re-trying three times, Gunner successfully and enthusiastically expressed her insult.

For more information, check out Insulting line of battle or Shakespearean Sargent.