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Characteristics of the Byronic Hero

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Danger

Danger

The Byronic hero is ultimately self-destructive and, unlike traditional heroes, unlikely to live happily ever after. That is his charm and his tragedy. Appealing as he may be to the various women who cross his path, he cannot be faithful to them. He is either incapable of such fidelity, or his wandering destiny keeps him from lasting attachments.

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Boldness

Boldness

The Byronic hero is arrogant and defiant. Byron's heroes are effective, almost superhuman 807 leaders who overcome obstacles and formidable, even supernatural, opponents. This confidence helps endear the Byronic hero to the reader.

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Gloom

Gloom

The Byronic hero is darkly handsome, melancholy, moody, and mysterious. He can never be happy, even when good things happen. He is difficult to portray because the reader must sympathize with him, yet he must be somewhat sinister. One of Byron's characters, Manfred, carries an air of melancholy that grows out of a mysterious, "half-maddening sin." Byronic heroes often have unexplained pasts that intensify their air of mystery and hint at great sorrow.

Alienation

Rebellion

''Rebellious characters''

The Byronic hero disdains society and social conventions. He rejects the assumption that people of wealth, rank, and privilege deserve advantages in life solely because of their ancestry. He is often an outcast or outlaw who supports the democratic ideals of a meritocracy.

The Byronic hero is a rebel, an individualist who questions and rejects society's laws, conventions, and morality. As the model, Byron might have looked to figures like Napoleon Bonaparte, the mysterious commoner who became emperor of France and whose genius was to transform it into a great European power.

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Alienation

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