When you close your eyes and think of a romantic hero in literature, who comes to mind? You’re probably imagining the tormented dark brooding hero, like Jane Eyre’s Mr. Rochester, or a vampire tortured over his dark curse like Twilight’s Edward Cullen or the hero of… most romance novels. All these characters have a literary forefather named Lord Byron, the man behind the character archetype known as the Byronic Hero. Learn all about the Byronic Hero in this video from It’s Lit! Support materials include discussion questions, vocabulary, and classroom activities analyzing current pop-culture examples of the Byronic Hero.