Romeo and Juliet
The city and country where most of the events take place.
What is Verona, Italy?
Opulence
Wealth or influence
You might use this culinary term to describe someone who is doing exceedingly well at something, or someone who is making a lot of good points.
What is "cooking"?
These are the names of Mr. Kessler's cats.
What are Boo and Gem?
This team was the winner of the most recent Super Bowl.
What is the Seattle Seahawks?
At the beginning of the play, Romeo is still heartbroken over this young woman, who tells Romeo she has devoted herself to chastity.
Who is Rosaline?
Brobdingnagian
Giant/gigantic
This word is traditionally associated with an invisible, pervasive quality, but we might use it now to describe someone with magnetic, charismatic, or mysterious energy.
What is "aura"?
This is a job Mr. Kessler had before becoming a teacher. (multiple right answers)
What is: lifeguard, swim coach, pool technician, delivery driver, credit collector, factory worker, DoorDash/Uber driver, writing tutor?
This is the fifth planet from the sun.
What is Jupiter?
This hot-headed Capulet challenges Romeo to a duel after seeing him at the Capulets' party.
Who is Tybalt?
Wistful
Full of desire mixed with sadness
This is a word you would use to describe hyper-stimulating or chronically online content, especially when characterized by online buzzwords ("skibidi", "fanum tax", "rizz", "67", etc).
What is "brainrot"?
Before finishing his degree at SUNY Cortland, Mr. Kessler studied at this state university closer to his hometown in the Hudson Valley.
What is SUNY New Paltz?
This poetic form consists of 3 quatrains and a couplet, a total of 14 lines.
What is a sonnet?
What is Mantua?
Altruistic
Unselfish, helping others with no personal motivation
To dominate, outclass, or look significantly better than someone else.
What is "mogging"?
Mr. Kessler, a millennial, was born in October of this year; two months later and he would be classified as Gen Z.
What is 1996?
He is the mayor of Cortland.
Who is Scott Steve?
Who are Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, and Lady Montague?
Foofaraw
A great deal of fuss or attention over something minor.
A portmanteau (combination) of three words, you might use this word to ironically suggest that someone or something is actually serious, authentic, or genuine.
What is "lowkirkenuinely"?
This is the district where Mr. Kessler will be working next year, and he will miss his Cortland students dearly.
What is Phoenix?
Abraham Lincoln was famously assassinated in this type of building.
What is a theater?