On the topic of essay-writing, me in Shakespeare:
(Most of a paragraph explaining why Shakespeare should be readable to modern audiences) On the other hand, this is actual Old English: "Hwæt! we gar-dena in ġeardagum / þeodcyninga þrym ġefrunon / hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon".
And then the thought ends there, with no translation provided, because it would have ruined the effect of "No, seriously, this is a different language."