The Byronic hero typically exhibits the following characteristics:
- high level of intelligence and perception
- cunning and able to adapt
- hidden curse, or crime
- sophisticated and educated
- social and sexual dominance
- self-critical and introspective
- mysterious, magnetic and charismatic
- struggling with integrity
- power of seduction and sexual attraction
- emotional conflicts, bipolar tendencies, or moodiness
- a distaste for social institutions and norms
- being an exile, an outcast, or an outlaw
- “dark” attributes not normally associated with a hero
- disrespect of rank and privilege
- a troubled past
- cynicism
- arrogance
- self-destructive behaviour
(source: wikipedia)
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