1788-1824

Introductory Activity
Hero???
Look at the following people.
What do they all have in common?

Spider Man

Sherlock Holmes

Jack Sparrow

Troy Bolton

Snape

Michael Oher

Abraham Lincoln

Eminem

Byronic Hero
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Rejects the values and moral codes of society and is often unrepentant by society's standards.
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Usually isolated from society as a wanderer or is in exile of some kind.
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Social separation is imposed upon him by some external force or is self-imposed.
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Moody by nature or passionate about a particular issue; restless or tortured •
Emotional and intellectual capacities, which are superior to the average man.

"Mad, bad, and dangerous to know."
This guy was a player!!!!!

Biography
Childhood
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Born 22 January 1788 in London, son of a guards officer
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Lived in poverty with his mother in Aberdeen after abandoned by father
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Inherited great uncle's estates at age 10 and regained his title as Lord
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Had a clubbed foot and was extremely insecure of it
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Had idealized love for his distant cousin which later became the subject of his melancholy poetry

Biography
Later years
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Studied at Trinity College, Cambridge
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Made noticeable speeches at the House of Lords
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After returning to Trinity, John Cam Hobhouse stirred his interest liberal Whiggism, hated hypocrisy and tyranny
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Married Annabella Millbanke who left him a year after with their daughter and never returned
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Helped the Greeks with their War of Independence from the Turks
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Had leeches and later died of fever in Greece on April
19th, 1824, age 36

She Walks In Beauty pg. 834
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In what interesting way did Byron
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What aspects of beauty is focused on?
How does he use darkness and light to
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• depict beauty?
How does Byron describe her personality?
Why is she a byronic hero? Was he declaring love for her or simply stating her beauty?
The poem was written in response to seeing his cousin's wife,
Lady Wilmot Horton, in a mourning dress at a party of Lady
Sitwell's on June 11, 1814. The poem was written by the next morning.

When We Two Parted pg. 836
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Who do you think Byron is addressing in the poem? Do you think the author
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• means 'kiss' in the literal sense?
Why is the author shamed/feel bad?
What does the knell indicate?
What does this stanza reveal about the authors feelings toward the relationship?
Describes the growing distance from a person he once loved. Said to be inspired by a woman he once loved, Lady Frances
Wedderburn Webster, who then had an affair with the Duke of Wellington.

Review Activity

By : Chloe Ghirardi, Michael Murphy,
Jason Noh, Minji Jung, Christian
Wrigley