And now Childe Harold was sore sick at heart,
And from his fellow bacchanals would flee;
'Tis said, at times the sullen tear would start,
But Pride congeal'd the drop within his ee;
Apart he stalk'd in joyless reverie,
And from his native land resolv'd to go,
And visit scorching climes beyond the sea;
With pleasure drugg'd, he almost long'd for woe,
And e'en for change of scene would seek the shades below
Lord Byron. "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"
For me, it was quite interesting to face the immortal character of a Byronic hero in the recent Hollywood vampire love story: Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (based on the vampire romance series written by Stephenie Meyer). It is amazing to see how the main hero of the movie - vampire Edward, exhibits pure Byronic characteristics. Let me list some of them (link):
