The correct answer should be - the Byronic hero did not always consider himself innocent.
The Byronic hero is different from other Romantic heroes in that he is aware of his own flaws, as well as the flaws of those around him and the society itself. The Byronic hero is very pensive and indecisive about what he is supposed to do, always wanting to run away, but being unable to do so.
The rising action of this play is part of Act I and Act II and starts with Biff telling Happy that he is going to ask an old employer, Bill Oliver, for money to start a business. In the kitchen when Willy and Linda are talking, she asks him to ask his boss, Howard, for a job in New York so he does not have to travel.