By:
Jenni Cowburn
Think
about your favorite romantic novel and the chances are it contains a strong
male protagonist. If this protagonist is aloof, independent, emotionally
unavailable, deeply flawed, secretive, cunning yet somehow still loving and
attractive, then the chances are he is a Byronic Hero and your favorite romance
novel just wouldn’t be the same without him. He probably has several ladies
swooning at his feet and maybe has a history of picking the wrong partner or is
currently courting a superficial slip of a girl who can’t possibly match up to
his towering intellect. He may even be locked in an unhappy relationship,
unable to stay yet unwilling to leave – until, that is, he meets his
intellectual and emotional soul mate, falls head over heels in love with her,
overcomes any obligatory obstacles and then dashes off into the sunset with his
number one lady at his side (or, as with Heathcliff and Cathy, meets a tragic
end).
Heathcliff,
Mr Rochester, Mr Darcy, Rhett Butler – even Edward Cullen in the popular
Twilight novels – all are typical Byronic Heroes and many are characters in
some of the greatest, most canonical romantic novels of all times. So how can
the aspiring romantic novelist inject a little extra something into his or her
male protagonist, making him an adversary (or advocate) worthy of the most
Byronic of Heroes? This article will outline the traits associated with this
type of romantic hero with a view to explaining exactly why all good romance
novels need such a complex character.
What
Makes the Byronic Hero so Special?
.
. .
Read the full article HERE!
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