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Biography
Byronic Hero
Quotations
On this Day I complete my Thirty-Sixth Year
Common Themes
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What year was George Gordon born in?
1788
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Why is it called a Byronic Hero?
The Byronic hero comes from Lord Byron's writing style
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"For I was as it were a child of thee"
What is Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
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When was this poem written?
On this Day I Complete my Thirty-Sixth Year was written on January 22, 1824
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Lord Byron created his own variety of character. How do these characters relate to ones from earlier times?
Byronic hero's tend to be darker, and more flawed then heroes of previous writers.
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Where did Lord Byron begin writing poetry?
Cambridge universtity
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What are 3 qualities that make a Byronic hero?
Byronic heros demonstrate darker qualities such as: Pride Isolation Intelligence Arrogance Confidence Sensitivity
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"And swam for Love, and I for Glory"
What is Written After Swimming from Sestos to Abydos
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Where was Byron when he wrote this, and why was he there?
Lord Byron was in Greece to assist with their revolution against the Ottoman Empire.
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What types of settings helped increase his fame after the publication of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage?
He wrote of exotic, near-eastern settings
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What is Lord Byron's most famous piece?
Don Juan
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Name 2 modern Byronic Heroes
Iron Man Han Solo Batman The Phantom of the Opera Wolverine
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The Spartan, borne upon his shield, was not more free
On this Day I complete my Thirty-Sixth Year
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What images of battle does Byron use to set the tone of the piece?
He talks of Spartan Warriors, a soldiers grave, the sword, shield, banner, and an honorable death.
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Which Cavalier tradition did he extend?
the elegant, graceful compliment to a lady
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What is the name of the character type first written by Lord Byron?
Byronic heroes
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Byronic hero's are often compared to:
Lord Byron himself
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One shade the more, one ray the less, had half impaired the nameless grace
She Walks in Beauty
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Which of Shakespears works does Lord Byron reference in "On This Day I Complete my Thirty-Sixth Year"?
MacBeth
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Which era is Lord Byron identified with besides the Romantic?
He is tied closely to 18th century writers.
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How and when did Lord Byron die?
He died in April 1824 of a fever after volunteering to assist the Greeks in their rebellion from the Ottoman empire
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Which of Byron's literature mentioned today contains a Byronic hero?
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
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Thou Glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in temptest
Apostrophe to the Ocean
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What feelings does Byron express?
He speaks of regret for the things he has lost, and the desire for a warrior's death
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What do Byronic characters have in their past that drives them?
They have all committed some kind of sin in the past, normally of a sexual nature.