The Byronic hero is an idealized but flawed character exemplified in the life and writings of Lord Bryon, like Child Harold and Don Juan. They are handsome, chivalrous, energetic, pathetic, lonely and remorseful over a sin, gloomy and misanthropic, sexually free, and capable of generous acts and magnanimity. There is a possible downside of their personality with individualistic spirit, aloofness, arrogance and occasional contempt for the common people.