...Byronic Heroes a Figure in Time When the average mind encounters the word “superhero” images of comic book characters saving the world from complete annihilation emerge. The imagination generates fictional scenarios of fantastic feats accompanied by magical powers and happy endings. The word “hero” suggests those who seem to do the impossible in reality; these are the men and women who courageously fight for the good of others in countless scenarios. However, the term “Byronic hero” sparks something less than exciting in the common head. The Byronic hero fits into many categories under both heroes and superheroes, but the lack of knowledge about its actual definition causes a scarcity of enthusiasm among most. A Byronic hero is not the most...
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...Harold - his alter ego, who became the prototype of numerous other heroes in European literature. That’s why even after Byron’s death his books were highly-demanded. The well-known writer was born on January 22nd in 1788 in London. However, his mother soon got divorced and moved with little George to Scotland where her relatives lived. From the very childhood Byron suffered from physical disability, which influenced greatly his life. His right foot was deformed which caused him a limp that resulted in lifelong misery. That’s why he had quite a difficult personality and hysterical character. In fact, even having such physical disabilities, he voluntarily took part in the Greek War of Independence and therefore was considered a national hero of Greece. Already when the poet was eighteen his first book was published but under a different name. It was a vast collection of poems which he soon refilled with over a hundred of new rhymes and published this time under his own name. His next book, released in 1809, received a wide response. The same year he left England, as the sum of his debts dramatically increased, and started exploring Europe. Byron visited Spain, Greece, Albania and some other countries. His exciting journey lasted for two years and that was the time when he started working on his successful poem “Child Harold’s Pilgrimage”. He returned from the trip in 1811 and year later his poem was published. That was the turning point in his career. He suddenly woke up...
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...The Red Room The Red Room at Gateshead is the place where Mr Reed, Jane’s uncle, had died. “Mr Reed has been dead nine years; it was in this chamber he breathed his last; he lay here in state; hence his coffin was borne by the undertaker’s men; and since that day, a sense of dreary consecration has guarded it from frequent intrusion.” Themes The Gothic * “curtains of deep red damask” and “crimson cloth” indicate blood, linking to Mr Reed’s death. * Strange noises and odd furniture such as the mirror that distorts Jane’s image gives an eerie mood, making the reader wary of what is to happen. (links to identity) * Jane imagines how the ghost haunts the room, heightening the sense of horror she feels. The supernatural is a key element in a Gothic novel. * There is an overall sense of foreboding and spookiness that makes the reader empathise with Jane as she is so young. * The lack of realism heightens the sense of the supernatural. * The romantic scene of the rain in the moors sets up the Gothic theme for the rest of the novel. Passion * The purity of her childhood as she endures intense and bitter feelings that arise due to unpleasant life experiences. * She cannot control her temper, and is therefore punished. She is labelled a “picture of passion” as women were expected to remain calm and ladylike. Her anger comes as a shock to everyone at Gateshead, hence her punishment. * Red is the colour of passion, as well as danger and embarrassment...
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...After viewing the PPT choose which aspect of the French Revolution you think was the most liberating, compare it to the quote by Mill on page 326 of the text and in four paragraphs (20 sentences minimum) answer the following two part question, 1). Would Mill embrace or reject the French Revolution, and 2) How would the French Revolution fit within the ideas of the Byronic Hero in the text? The French Revolution was a period of upheaval due to the political, social and economic problems that the French faced during the 18th century. The country was ruled by the French Monarchy and was divided into three estates; the First Estate-the Clergy, the Second Estate- the Nobility, and the Third Estate-the common people and all others. Prior to the revolution France had no legislature and their finances were managed by Kings. The country was under fiscal crisis under their rule, primarily due to the First and the Second State’s exemption from most taxation and the Monarchy’s extravagant and gluttonous lifestyle. The Third Estate revolted as they grew weary of being burdened with the heavy taxation used to support the lavish lifestyles of the Monarchy and the aristocrats. During the Liberal Revolution the Third Estate wanted to be liberated. Their rights were being abused by the French Monarchy and they rebelled to be liberated. They wanted to be free from the Their demands included: Equality of rights and civil liberties; equality before the law; no special privileges for the rich;...
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...the poem follows a young promising knight through his journey around Europe. The poem is autobiographical: Byron uses Childe Harold as a fictional figure to respond to, and comment on, life and experiences around Europe whilst Byron was undertaking his own ‘Tour’. The Grand Tour ‘became the fashionable way for young male aristocrats to complete an education whose foundation was classical Greek and Roman history, rhetoric, philosophy, and poetry.’[2] As a Romantic poet, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage Byron uses the depiction of nature as a way to express his opinions of place. Childe Harold is full of images and motifs which takes its reader on a journey, or a pilgrimage, of self-discovery and through foreign lands in the truly beautiful Byronic style. Politics have dominated the critical analysis of Childe Harold in the past, centred on the response of the Battle of Waterloo in Canto III and IV. Nonetheless, Byron’s presentation of the women in the text offers the reader a fresh understanding of the different countries visited by Childe Harold of which I shall concentrate on Spain, Greece and the City of Rome. Spain is described in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage as a ‘splendid sight to see/ (For one who hath no...
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...For this art assignment, I have chosen the famous painting American Gothic by Grant Wood. The subject matter of this painting is a middle aged couple standing in front of a farm, the man is holding a pitchfork. While the woman is looking off in the distance of the man the facial expressions of the couple looks serous as if they are unhappy with their marriage. In the background of the of the painting is a house with a gothic style window hinting the name American Gothic for the painting. Grant Wood painted this painting in 1930 for an exhibition in Chicago. The panting give me a type of mysterious feeling due to the facial expressions of the man and woman. The colors used in the painting are mostly dark giving the feeling of depression towards the viewers. Wood may have done this because of the time period it was painted, which was during the being of the depression. Also this could be the reason of the unhappiness that is expressed in the faces of the man and woman. The painting American Gothic is a representational type of art work because it depicts the forms of natural world. The painting has realistic features of physical appearances, shadows, depth and architecture features. Wood did not use an actual couple in the painting also each person was painted at separate times giving the feeling of awkwardness in the painting. Everything in the painting has realistic feel to it with the size and spacing. Wood painted this couple that wasn’t actually couple because he felt as if...
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...Patriarchal Oppression and Cultural Discrimination in Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different” (Coco Chanel) “We may have all come in different ships but we’re in the same boat now” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) “Share our similarities, celebrate our differences” (Morgan Scott Peck) These quotations, which were uttered in the 20th century, have in common that to be different is regarded not only as tolerable but also as something that should be pursued. Also, they reflect the process of increasing tolerance towards females and foreigners, which in many countries has taken place during the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, with the result that, today, these two groups are widely, although by far not entirely, regarded as equal. However, only two centuries ago, people who were different or ‘other’ were considered subordinate or even frightening, and in the 19th century, this was true for both females and people from the orient or colonized people (Barry 134, 193). In Jane Eyre (JE), published in 1847, and in Wide Sargasso Sea (WSS), the prequel or paraquel of JE that was written about one hundred years later and published in 1966, the two female protagonists, Jane, a female orphan, and Antoinette, a female Creole, struggle against displacement and patriarchal oppression and, in Antoinette’s case, also against imperialistic domination. In JE, the reader learns that Jane can handle this pressure whereas Antoinette/Bertha1...
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...shape animated by demon life – a ghoul” To what extent do you think this is an accurate assessment of the ways in which Heathcliff is presented in the novel? Heathcliff is presented in this novel in various different ways. He is a character that arguably shifts from having human qualities, to presenting traits of the Byronic hero and finally becoming a typical gothic villain. The doomed central character of Heathcliff in this gothic novel could be paralleled to that of Satan in John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ where Satan is cast out by God from Heaven into the terrible darkness of Hell. One could argue that Brontë does in fact present Heathcliff as “a ghoul” by making a connection between him and the exotic and describing him from the very start as “dark almost as if [he] came from the devil” showing that his striking physical appearance, just like the Byronic hero, makes him unable to integrate into a higher social class. In an attempt to confine and dehumanize Heathcliff, Hindley forces him into servitude; although Heathcliff endures it, he plots how he can “paint the house-front with Hindley’s blood”. His cruelty serves to conceal the heart of a romantic hero and the fact that Heathcliff is subject to xenophobia which was a common sentiment among the British people in the colonial days of the early nineteenth century leads him to become an outcast and makes him a “child of the storm”, someone product of circumstances and a man distrustful of everybody and unable to engage...
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...Unit 1 – Explorations in Poetry & Prose “The main interest is the male characters.” Both Jane Eyre and The Magic Toyshop present the reader with a rogues gallery of men who exhibit the worst, and occasionally the best, traits of their gender. To a modern feminist, the suggestion that both Jane and Melanie are defined by their experiences with these male characters would be a heresy, but there is little doubt that the males’ primary function is to provide the challenges that shape the emergent womanhood of the female protagonists. They are interesting because they are grotesque. Jane’s early experiences with men are physically and verbally abusive, highlighting Jane’s vulnerability as both orphan and young girl in a patriarchal society: ”Wicked and cruel boy --- You are like the Roman emperors! “ This comparison may seem exaggerated, even comical, were it not to show how John’s reign of terror impacts on a young child whose only frame of reference lies in the books she reads so avidly. These early experiences also reflect the connivance of women in men’s abusive behaviour towards other women, whether through defect of character or social conditioning. “John no-one thwarted, much less punished…” John’s mother indulges her wayward son just as she preconditions Mr Brocklehurst in his treatment of Jane by calling her a liar. Melanie too is quickly exposed to the brutishness of a dominant male, the extreme effects manifest in the symbolic and actual silencing of...
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... Before Bombing After Bombing Byron was like a big bully and very mean. Kenny when ever he could. Byron and Buphead had thrown Kenny into a snow bank before. Byron didn't laugh when Kenny was crying over how he could have saved Joetta at the bombing. He turned into a very nice juvenile. He said to Kenny, “Shut up and cry if you want.” Byron was very narcissistic and loved himself. Byron said, “How could your mama and dad gave birth to someone so handsome like me.” Byron wasn't as much in to his looks but still loved them. Byron would still look at his reflection, but he was nicer about it. Byron would laugh if some one cried in front of him and made fun of the person crying. Like when he laughed when Kenny was reading in front of the class. When Kenny was crying Byron didn't laugh at all, because Byron knew what had happen and what Kenny was going through. Byron would scare Kenny and Joetta with the “Wool Pooh” and them freezing to death in Flint, Michigan. Byron wanted to redo the bond he has with Kenny by taking him to play basketball with Buphead. he would say, “night, Kenny” before they went to bed. Kenny Before Bombing After Bombing Kenny didn't spend a ton of time playing with joey. He would not have to play with her. Kenny’s mom made kenny play a ton with joey. When he was under the couch he would be isolated so Kenny would end up having to play with Joey. Kenny would spend a lot of time outside and with his friends, but some he didn’t trust, “ I had...
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...“The face at the window” Journal article by Heather Neilson Item description: The Gothic novel is characterised by several established features: the supernatural, passion, violence and fear. In this article Heather Neilson examines the predominate characteristics of a genre which emerged as a response to a period of instability in personal, social and political life. Whether conservatively defined as referring to a group of novels written by English authors between the 1760s and the 1820s- a definition which would include Frankenstein, but not Wuthering Heights or The Turn of the Screw- or more liberally as a genre still vital and evolving, the Gothic novel is characterised by several established features. The predominant characteristic is an emphasis on fear: stories in the Gothic mode are overtly affective in intent, concerned with eliciting as well as portraying extremes of emotion. Also generally found in the Gothic novel re a prominent use of the supernatural ( even phenomena have been logically explained away by the tale), an archaic setting, the depiction of violence and passion, and stereotyped characters. It is a commonplace that the Gothic is essentially a middle-class genre, having first emerged in a period of instability in personal, social and political realities. In the Gothic novel there a precarious oscillation between anxiety an reassurance, as regards the alien or disruptive, a sustained tension between the expression and repression or irrational or...
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...Byron, in the twentieth century song “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Prince, and in the fifteenth century painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Lord Byron is famous for his works in literature, especially his poetry. His journey to fame was full of obstacles. “Byron was born in London to a poor but noble family” (“Prepare to Read”). He used his writing as a way to express his feelings. At first his works were not accepted, but as he grew older he became famous for his romantic works. His first successful work was an epic poem called Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (“Lord Byron: Short Biography”). After writing this long poem he became known as a bold writer. “…His admirers insisted on associating him with the dark, brooding hero, impassioned by a cause, whom he so often described” (“Prepare to Read”). People...
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...are so many vampires popping up in movies, books, magazines, and in TV these days? And what do they really symbolize and represent? There are many perspectives of what vampires symbolize, but in modern society vampires are a symbol of a contemporary popular lifestyle. However, during the middle ages, vampires were seen as a real threat to humankind. Vampires can symbolize and represent many kinds of definitions, but according to Atara Stein’s article “Immortals and Vampires and Ghost, Oh My!: Byronic Heroes in Popular Culture” vampires are considered to lack social skills and the inability to connect with other people. A vampire is also considered to be a loner, an outcast, arrogant, bad-tempered, cold, ruthless, overbearing, and most importantly emotionless. On the other hand, in the article “Why Vampires?” by Sonia Levitin Edward, another vampire, is seen as handsome, strong, brave, determined, and passionate. While reading the articles “Immortals and Vampires and Ghost, Oh My!: Byronic Heroes in Popular Culture” and “Why Vampires?” many different definitions can be associated with aspects of the articles. Throughout the articles, one can see many definitions, actions, and emotions being displayed, which can relate to a variety of examples in the article. Although, vampires may be seen as arrogant and bad-tempered or strong and brave vampires go more in depth than just a simple myth. Overall, three definitions that symbolize and represent vampires are power, rebellion, and desire...
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...Byronic Hero Romantic poet Lord Byron (George Gordon) is credited with the development of prototypical anti-hero, referred to as the Byronic hero. Like Childe Harold in Byron’s popular Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, the Byronic hero is a larger-than-life, but flawed character who would be considered, by traditional standards, to be a rebel. Typically, the Byronic hero: * Exhibits conflicting emotions and excessive moodiness; * Is passionate about a particular issue; * Can be introspective and critical of himself; * Struggles with his own sense of integrity; * Operates largely within his own set of rules; * Rejects accepted codes and norms of society; * Is fiercely independent and strongly individual; * Is a loner (whether imposed by society or self-imposed); * Displays a respect for rank and privilege; * Has a troubled or mysterious past; * Can be cynical, demanding, and arrogant; * Exhibits self-destructive tendencies and behavior; This hyper-sensitive loner, obsessively following a quest – which, being a Romantic Quest, is doomed to failure – usually ends up dead at the end of his story, either as the unintended consequence of the hero’s own choices and actions, or as a conscious choice. Gatsby’s quest for Daisy, the uncertainty surrounding how he amassed so vast a fortune so quickly, his aloofness around everyone except the Object of his Quest, the fact that it is not enough that Daisy love him but that she must also declare...
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