AS ENGLISH LITERATURE
POETRY
AND PROSE 1800 – 1945
JANE
EYRE – BYRONIC HERO
Here is a post that maybe
helful if you choose to answer the question on Rochester
The Byronic hero typically
exhibits several of the following traits:
I thought I’d highlight the
characteristics of the Byronic hero relevant to Rochester. However they are all
relevant to Rochester I think. Find relevant quotations to support your
observations or selected items from the list.
- Arrogant
- Cunning and able to adapt
- Cynical
- Disrespectful of rank and privilege
- Emotionally conflicted, bipolar, or moody
- Having a distaste for social institutions and norms
- Having a troubled past or suffering from an unnamed crime
- Intelligent and perceptive
- Jaded, world-weary
- Mysterious, magnetic and charismatic
- Rebellious
- Seductive and sexually attractive
- Self-critical and introspective
- Self-destructive
- Socially and sexually dominant
- Sophisticated and educated
- Struggling with integrity
- Treated as an exile, outcast,
or outlaw
