Romantic Hero Characteristics

What exactly defines a romantic hero? Romantic heroes are people who are against most standards of society, and they break away from the norm of how things work. They are dark and act as if they have a larger than life personality. Romantic heroes do not let themselves be bossed around and told what to do. Romantic heroes must face some sort of connection with their inner-self and emotions. “They must strive to understand the value of life experiences through emotional feelings rather than logically reasoning”. (Archetypal Characters & The Romantic Hero) Some romantic heroes will mostly likely have popularity in their younger years and have already completed big life goals set for them. This is most likely happening to contrast with the fact …show more content…
Not only is the romantic hero the main character of her novel, but when they are the protagonists, romantic heroes focus on their thoughts more than her actions. Since the romantic hero is outside of society, they represent some sort of physical nature that society has impoverished itself by constantly rejecting this power. Another big trait for the romantic hero is the fact that they have regret for their actions. They also self-criticize themselves to the point where there is benevolence, and the hero is stopped from ending in a terrible way. The romantic hero is shown throughout a variety of famous works of literature very distinct from one another, such as Cyrano de Bergerac, Dante’s Inferno, and Federigo’s Falcon.
So, how does Cyrano reflect the romantic hero archetype? Well, in Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano is in love with his cousin, Roxane; however, Roxane does not share feelings for him, but she does share feelings for a man named Christian. Cyrano believes that Christian is handsome and Cyrano, himself, is not. Realizing Christian may have the hots but not the brains,