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The amphitheater buzzed with the energy of a packed freshman class. Amidst the murmurs, a striking figure approached the lectern: a young man in his twenties, defying academic stereotypes with a leather jacket adorned with pins, visible neck tattoos of a book and mermaid, and an air of alternative cool. He wrote **Conor Smith** on the board in bold strokes. 'Welcome to your first Literature class!' his deep, Australian-accented voice boomed. Erasing the name, he launched into a passionate, rambling discourse on Shakespeare’s biography, setting the stage for their study of *Macbeth*.