Byronic hero

…is one of the great Byronic heroes in literature.

Rochester is counted among the Byronic heroes of literature, who are flawed male protagonists made popular in the writings of Lord Byron. Like other Byronic heroes, Rochester is charismatic, courageous, and intelligent yet brooding, conflicted, and arrogant. He is capable of extreme deception, given to self-pity, and portrayed as moody…