Question

He is deeply flawed, yet admirable, highly intelligent, moody, guilt stricken, mysterious, dark, gloomy, melancholy, violent, manic, independent. He is the _______________.
Devil figure archetype


Wandering Jew archetype


antihero


Byronic hero

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D: Byronic hero .

Explanation:

Byronic Hero is the literary archetype character, first time developed by Lord Byron, one of the most important English poets of the 19th century in his poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.  

His Byronic hero represents a variant of the Romantic hero archetype, mainly because of its characteristics, which defines him as a rebel, characterized by impulsiveness, moodiness, and great sensibility. Although he is highly intelligent, admirable and independent, at some points he also can be moody, violent, depressive, arrogant, manipulative, manic, etc.

He tends to be loyal to himself and his beliefs, follows his feelings and his greatest desires, fighting against conventional modes and behaviors, accompanied by self-awareness, self-destructive impulses that often lead him toward melancholic, violent and gloomy behaviors.