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    for freedom in a war. A war fought for freedom also waste “much gold for a little dross”. 19: he is not experienced and does not have a clear goal to fight. He “fought away with might and main‚ not knowing the way”. 32: he was separated. As a Byronic hero‚ he is isolated from society as a wanderer. It is common. Anyway‚ he is in exile after his scandal from chapter 1. 24:He is “a broth of a boy” and a thing of impulse. He can be sentimental and self-destructive by defying moral standards. And he

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    A Byronic hero can be conceptualized as an extreme variation of the Romantic hero archetype .However‚ they also bare some similarities with respect to their figure. The character type of the Byronic hero was first developed by Lord Byron a renowned English 19th century poet. He created this archetype because he grew tired of Traditional and Romantic heroic characters and his initial aim was to develop a character that would be more appealing to readers‚ that would be more psychologically realistic

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    Byronic Hero – Romantic Hero – Tragic Hero – Anti-Hero During the Romantic Era‚ a hybrid of the Romantic Hero evolved out of the writings of Lord Byron and the combination tragic hero/romantic hero/anti hero characterization of many of the protagonists in Gothic Novels. Frankenstein is considered one of the Gothic Novels that developed out the the Romantic Era. The “heroes” in Frankenstein could fit into the Byronic Hero category or be classified as Romantic‚ Tragic‚ or Anti Heroes. Lady Caroline

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    Characteristics of the Byronic Hero The Byronic hero--so named because it evolved primarily due to Lord Byron’s writing in the nineteenth century—is‚ according to Peter Thorslev‚ one of the most prominent literary character types of the Romantic period: Romantic heroes represent an important tradition in our literature . . .. In England we have a reinterpreted Paradise Lost‚ a number of Gothic novels and dramas . . . the heroic romances of the younger Scott‚ some of the poetry of Shelley

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    A hero proves his heroism when faced with opposition. He is shrewd‚ tough‚ clear-sighted‚ experienced‚ and able to handle adversity in a well equipped manner. However‚ unlike most heroes‚ the Byronic hero does not receive satisfaction simply from possessing these traits. The Byronic hero sees himself as an individual who practices non conformity. He is a hero of consciousness more than a hero of action. These qualities of the Byronic hero are demonstrated in Lord Byron’s description

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    Bryon’s "Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage": The Byronic Hero Boozer English 11/4/95 In Byron’s poem‚ "Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage" the main character is portrayed as a dark brooding man‚ who doesn’t like society and wants to escape from the world because of his discontent with it. Through the poem we see the strong resemblance the Byronic hero has to many of today’s popular characters‚ such as Batman. In the third stanza of the poem we learn that Childe Harold is the product

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    Byronic hero“ and his evolution within the Victorian literature Lord Byron is one of the most famous and influential writers of the Romantic period and literature overall‚ which is largely due to his evermore interesting type of hero. Inspired by Milton ’s Satan‚ Byron took over the figure of heroic character and perfected it in his poem Childe Harold into a figure which has thereafter become known as the “Byronic hero“. Many critics agree that Byron ’s inspiration for this character lies largely

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    Mr. Rochester- Jane Eyre

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    Mr. Rochester A Byronic hero is derived from the works of Lord Byron. Like Byron himself‚ a Byronic hero is a melancholy and rebellious young man‚ distressed by a terrible wrong he committed in the past. It is marked by splendid personal qualities‚ has a hidden sin and many other versatile attributes. Charlotte Bronte describes Mr. Rochester as having many of these same traits in her book‚ Jane Eyre. From the moment Jane meets Mr. Rochester‚ she sees that he is a mysterious person. When they first

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    The term Byronic hero originated from the life and writings of Lord Byron of the early 1800s. A Byronic hero is defined as a person as perfect as a hero but flawed like a human. Edward Rochester‚ a Byronic hero‚ is capable of loving an outspoken feminist like Jane Eyre‚ because Rochester’s imperfect attributes make the two equal. Rochester imperfections that make him a Byronic hero primarily revolves around his troubled past‚ outcast like personality‚ and complexity as a character. It is Rochester’s

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    Bronte’s character Mr. Rochester is clearly an unusual love interest for a romantic novel. He has an abrupt‚ selfish and arrogant nature‚ and is far from handsome. Mr. Rochester is stern‚ rude‚ and demanding and has a dark and somewhat mysterious personality. However‚ with the gothic atmosphere of Jane Eyre‚ it seems almost suiting for the hero to embody many such attributes of a Byronic hero One of the most prominent literary character types of the Romantic period‚ the Byronic hero is not conventionally

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