Characteristics Essentially a conscious rebel;rejects the morals and traditional standards of society to “do his own thing.” Instead of possessing "heroic virtue,"he has dark qualities,perhaps not all“admirable
Characteristics ❖ Essentially a conscious rebel; rejects the morals and traditional standards of society to “do his own thing.” ❖ Instead of possessing “heroic virtue,” he has dark qualities, perhaps not all “admirable
"Larger than life"in intelligence,hypersensitivity and self-respect Essentially proud,passionate,and convinced of his own self-identity
❖ “Larger than life” in intelligence, hypersensitivity, and self-respect ❖ Essentially proud, passionate, and convinced of his own self-identity
Usually isolated from society;a wanderer of some kind,seeking personal fulfillment(ex. Childe Harold) Frequently arrogant and extremely self- conscious Sometimes brooding over some dark secret, often of a sexual nature
❖ Usually isolated from society; a wanderer of some kind, seeking personal fulfillment (ex. Childe Harold) ❖ Frequently arrogant and extremely selfconscious ❖ Sometimes brooding over some dark secret, often of a sexual nature
Probable Literary Ancestor John Milton's character of Satan in Paradise Lost,major epic of the Renaissance period Like Byron,Milton imposed his own secret personal despair and anger upon his art and created in Satan an "anti-hero,"whose bitterness and vengeful nature compounded his tragedy
Probable Literary Ancestor ❖ John Milton’s character of Satan in Paradise Lost, major epic of the Renaissance period ❖ Like Byron, Milton imposed his own secret personal despair and anger upon his art and created in Satan an “anti-hero, ” whose bitterness and vengeful nature compounded his tragedy
Examples from Byron Childe Harold,protagonist of the narrative poetic travelogue,Childe Harold s Pilgrimage. Don Juan,protagonist/narrator of the comic epic Don Juan
Examples from Byron ❖ Childe Harold, protagonist of the narrative poetic travelogue, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. ❖ Don Juan, protagonist/narrator of the comic epic Don Juan