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Characteristics of the Byronic Hero
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The Byronic Hero
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a wonderful example of the Byronic Hero because he is a "moody, restless character who has exhausted most of the world's excitements" (George Gordon, Lord Byron), and is therefore a exemplary example of a Byronic Hero.
Erik from Gaston Leroux/Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Not possessing the 'normal' characteristics of a stereotypical hero, Erik - better known as 'the Phantom' - is definitely an isolated, passionate character who hides himself behind his mask and the cover of the opera house.
Characteristics of the Byronic Hero
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby
The Byronic Hero was first crafted by Lord Byron himself and appears to reflect Byron's own personality. The Byronic hero is typically a "passionate, moody, restless character who has exhausted most of the world's excitements" (George Gordon, Lord Byron).
Jay Gatsby fully fits the standards of the Byronic hero because his lavish lifestyle and questionable background shape him into this isolated and passionate archetypal character.
Lord Byron's Don Juan
"If ever I should condescend to prose,
I'll write poetical commandments, which
Shall supersede beyond all doubt all those
That went before"
The speaker of Don Juan is Byron's persona; this character is undoubtedly an example of the Byronic Hero. This is demonstrated through the persona's complete and utter disdain for both his "epic brethren gone before" (18) and for his insulting references to the Bible and Christianity through the mocking of the Commandments.
- Don Juan (33-36)
Bibliography
DC Comics' Batman
George Gordon, Lord Byron. Adventures in English Literature. Orlando: Harcourt Brace, 1989. 527-527.
Gordon, George. Don Juan. Adventures in English Literature. Orlando: Harcourt Brace, 1989. 534-539.
Phillips, Thomas. Lord Byron in Albanian dress. 1814. Government Art Collection, London. BBC. Web. 3 March 2015.
Batman is perhaps the best-fitting contemporary character of Byron's archetypal figure. By fighting crime under the darkness of night, Bruce Wayne definitely does not follow the "moral structures of society" (George Gordon, Lord Byron).
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