By: Allie Corzine
Before He Cheats
In the movie Divergent Tris is the Byronic Hero. At a young age she had to leave her family and unsure of where she would fit in. She was one of a kind and did'nt fit in anywhere. She always though she was an outsider which caused her to act out.
In the novel Wuthering Hieghts, Heathcliff is the Byronic Hero. Heathcliff was adopted into a family, got called names, and had no real family. He and Catherine became inseparable but she left him for what she feared would make her look bad. That's what started Heathcliff's revenge.
Tris's Byronic Hero characteristics are...
Right now, she's probably up singing some
white-trash version of Shania karaoke.
Right now, she's probably saying, "I'm drunk"
and he's a-thinking that he's gonna get lucky,
Right now, he's probably dabbing on
3 dollars worth of that bathroom Polo*...
Oh, and he don't know...
Right now he's probably slow dancing with a bleached-blond tramp,
and she's probably getting frisky...
right now, he's probably buying her some fruity little drink
'cause she can't shoot whiskey...
Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool stick,
showing her how to shoot a combo...
And he don't know...
No... not on me
'Cause I dug my key into the side
of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive,
carved my name into his leather seats...
I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights,
slashed a hole in all 4 tires...
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats.
Oh, maybe next time he'll think before he cheats...
Oh, before he cheats... oh, oh.
"Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?" (146). Heathcliff has gotten so caught up in his revenge that he has not thought of others and has hurt many people. No one knows who he even is anymore.
Before He Cheats Characteristics:
The girl in the song is the Byronic Hero
That I dug my key into the side
of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive,
carved my name into his leather seats,
I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights,
slashed a hole in all 4 tires...
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats.
I might've saved a little trouble for the next girl,
'cause the next time that he cheats...
Oh, you know it won't be on me!
That I dug my key into the side
of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive,
carved my name into his leather seats...
I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights,
slashed a hole in all 4 tires...
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats.
"Why, he, the man who hides behind the hideous mask of death! ... The evil genius of the churchyard at Perros! ... Red Death!" (108). No one has ever seen The Phantom so when he does appear everyone has to make up real or false views of what they think he looks or acts like.
Allegiant
Edward Sissorhands
In the Phantom Of the Opera, The phantom is displayed as the Byronic Hero. He had no family, had a bad past, and isolated himself. Like all the other Byronic Hero's he was seeking revenge.
The Phantom's Byronic Hero Characteristics
In the novel Allegiant, Tris is still the Byronic Hero but the reader watches her act out more and more as things get more complicated for her. The reader watches her act out towards the government and how she dies fighting against the ones that hurt her. She couldn't see how many people loved her which caused her life.
5 Point Thesis
Edward was left by his creator unfinished, with scissors instead of hands. He never had any visitors because people spread rumors about him. He was an outcast which lead to many other insecurities in him. Which causing him to take revenge on the ones that caused this inside of him
Edward fits the archetype of the Byronic hero because he meets some of the characteristics
The authors and directors reveal common characteristics of a Byronic Hero such as arrogant, emotional, and strong willed to illustrate the ability, that on has the power to chose right from wrong amidst their circumstances.