English Literature GCSE
Byronic Hero
What Byronic Hero means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Byronic Hero
A type of fictional character who is a moody, brooding, and passionate man, haunted by a dark secret from his past. Mr. Rochester is a prime example.
Topics that use Byronic Hero
- Jane Eyre (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Bildungsroman
- Doppelgänger / Gothic Double
- Foil
- Gothic
- Liminality
- Pathetic Fallacy
- Retrospective Narrative
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