"I am a kind of burr; I shall stick."
~William Shakespeare
~William Shakespeare
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Wilbur Whitney Shannon
N I C K N A M E
Besides the obvious "Will", he often goes by the nickname "Burr". It was given to him by his elder sister who called him "an annoying burr". It has stuck ever since.
G E N D E R
Male
A G E
Nineteen
S E X U A L I T Y
Bisexual
R O L E
William Shakespeare
N A T I O N A L I T Y
Born in England, but lived in America for the past five years.
"What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music."
~ SΓΈren Kierkegaard
~ SΓΈren Kierkegaard
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A very average five feet, ten inches
W E I G H T
A well-balanced one hundred, seventy pounds
H A I R C O L O U R
A deep, nearly ebony, brown
E Y E C O L O U R
A stunning, sky-like blue
S K I N T O N E
A light peachy color that occasionally tans with nearly constant exposure
G E N E R A L__A P P E A R A N C E
Physically, Wilbur is very average. He has an average build and average features, but his eyes are a piercing blue that not many can say they have. His dark hair is nothing more than a disorganized mop, and he often keeps a light mustache and beard going as well as sideburns. His attire is a mixture of nerdy and preppy. He likes wearing cardigans over graphic t-shirts. He is far-sighted, however, and wears thick-rimmed classes to compensate.
"Romanticism is the abuse of adjectives."
~ Alfred de Musset
~ Alfred de Musset
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Should you need a single word to describe Wilbur, "romanticist" would work quite well. He loves life and finds it both intriguing and beautiful. Burr was, and still is, known to develop crushes on those who show him even the slightest of care or attention. In general, he vies to find the best in those around him. When true relationships form, he is a passionate lover who strives to prove his love to his lover usually through his poetry. On the flip side, his penchant for falling for just about anyone tends to backfire, for he tends to develop feelings for others even when he is already in a committed relationship. He simply loves people.
Burr has high levels of empathy for others. As previously stated, he likes to look for the best in people, and, unfortunately, he often finds himself blinded by this romanticism of people. Still, he is very mentally quick. Wilbur often makes use of literary and rhetorical devices even when speaking to friends, giving him a witty sort of style even off of the paper. Puns are his favorite. You may even find him utilizing a completely made-up word to achieve the desired effect or words in either French or Latin. Besides his obvious love for poetry and literature, Burr adores history and even foreign language. His preference for both mainly lie within Europe. Monarchs fascinate him, and he'll often spend hours pouring over his textbooks simply to study those he finds fascinating. His truest passion, however, lies in theatre. Give him a role, and he'll play the hell out of it, perhaps moving you to tears. Performance means to world to him, poetry and script-writing coming in at a close second.
"If music be the food of love, play on / Give me excess of it; that surfeiting / The appetite may sicken, and so die."
~ William Shakespeare
~ William Shakespeare
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L I K E S
β₯ Theatre β₯ Poetry β₯ European History β₯ Tea β₯ Puns β₯ Classic Rock β₯ Wearing Hoodies β₯ Being Warm β₯ Chocolate β₯
D I S L I K E S
β Soda β Ignorance β His Glasses β Formal Attire β Instrumental Music β Rain β Freezing Temperatures β Math β Brain Teasers β
Q U I R K S
ΰΉ Really Likes Literary Devices ΰΉ Overly Active ΰΉ Toys with His Hair When Nervous ΰΉ Still Retains His English Accent ΰΉ
S K I L L S
β― Quick-witted β― Well-Versed in French and Latin β― Knowledgeable in European History β― Trained actor β― Good at Reading People and Offering Advice β―
β₯ Theatre β₯ Poetry β₯ European History β₯ Tea β₯ Puns β₯ Classic Rock β₯ Wearing Hoodies β₯ Being Warm β₯ Chocolate β₯
D I S L I K E S
β Soda β Ignorance β His Glasses β Formal Attire β Instrumental Music β Rain β Freezing Temperatures β Math β Brain Teasers β
Q U I R K S
ΰΉ Really Likes Literary Devices ΰΉ Overly Active ΰΉ Toys with His Hair When Nervous ΰΉ Still Retains His English Accent ΰΉ
S K I L L S
β― Quick-witted β― Well-Versed in French and Latin β― Knowledgeable in European History β― Trained actor β― Good at Reading People and Offering Advice β―
"And people flock around the poet and say: 'Sing again soon' - that is, 'May new sufferings torment your soul but your lips be fashioned as before, for the cry would only frighten us, but the music, that is blissful'."
~ SΓΈren Kierkegaard
~ SΓΈren Kierkegaard
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B A C K S T O R Y
There are others within the school that have certainly faced hardship throughout their lives, but Wilbur had a relatively good childhood himself. Born in Liverpool, England, he was the third child of a minor politician father and a socialite mother. Both were never very rich, but they did manage to provide a comfortable life for their six children, two girls, Wilbur, and three more boys. Life in Liverpool was fun for the young boy. The liveliness of Liverpool exposed the boy to he arts. It began with music, for The Beatles museum was in close proximity with his house. His father's occupation provided him with an excellent early education. In elementary school, he was first exposed to acting. To put it bluntly, he loved it. To put it more elaborately, he found his calling in theatre. Still, words fail to describe his love for it.
For years, his life was quite wonderful. He performed in countless plays for school and in his community, earning a reputation amongst Liverpool's artistic circle. Though the teachers who taught him mathematics and science greatly disliked him, his English teachers and history teachers pushed him to further his knowledge. When he was thirteen, one English teacher pushed him into entering a poetry competition, in which he found his second love. Unfortunately, life in Liverpool would come to a quick end.
When Wilbur was fifteen, his father died from a heart attack while walking home from work. His mother, distraught and jobless, decided the only thing she could do would be to move the entire family to America where her brother lived in New York City. Though Burr was certainly upset by his father's death and the sudden move, he loved the new city, for it provided him with even more opportunities to act and learn from professionals. When it came time to apply to colleges, he decided he would double major in drama and English. His mother, originally, refused to pay for her son to attend college to pursue just theatre. However, when Arcane University offered his scholarship money, she reluctantly allowed it, bringing us to the present.
There are others within the school that have certainly faced hardship throughout their lives, but Wilbur had a relatively good childhood himself. Born in Liverpool, England, he was the third child of a minor politician father and a socialite mother. Both were never very rich, but they did manage to provide a comfortable life for their six children, two girls, Wilbur, and three more boys. Life in Liverpool was fun for the young boy. The liveliness of Liverpool exposed the boy to he arts. It began with music, for The Beatles museum was in close proximity with his house. His father's occupation provided him with an excellent early education. In elementary school, he was first exposed to acting. To put it bluntly, he loved it. To put it more elaborately, he found his calling in theatre. Still, words fail to describe his love for it.
For years, his life was quite wonderful. He performed in countless plays for school and in his community, earning a reputation amongst Liverpool's artistic circle. Though the teachers who taught him mathematics and science greatly disliked him, his English teachers and history teachers pushed him to further his knowledge. When he was thirteen, one English teacher pushed him into entering a poetry competition, in which he found his second love. Unfortunately, life in Liverpool would come to a quick end.
When Wilbur was fifteen, his father died from a heart attack while walking home from work. His mother, distraught and jobless, decided the only thing she could do would be to move the entire family to America where her brother lived in New York City. Though Burr was certainly upset by his father's death and the sudden move, he loved the new city, for it provided him with even more opportunities to act and learn from professionals. When it came time to apply to colleges, he decided he would double major in drama and English. His mother, originally, refused to pay for her son to attend college to pursue just theatre. However, when Arcane University offered his scholarship money, she reluctantly allowed it, bringing us to the present.
"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean."
~ Socrates
~ Socrates
