"Don Juan Canto-I"

Poetry | Lord Byron

Treat Byron as a Revolutionary Poet And a Poet of Freedom.

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Treat Byron as a revolutionary poet and a poet of freedom rebel poet Lord Byron - was a rebel poet who fought for freedom both in his writing and his life He hated oppression fake morality and unfair rules in the society He criticizes these flaws in his famous work Don Juan To poke fun at society s flaws he crafts an uncommon hero for his poem Don Juan This hero is a rebellious figure just like Byron himself Byron introduces this hero I want a hero an uncommon want I ll therefore take our ancient friend Don Juan We will treat Byron as a revolutionary poet and a poet of freedom below Fought for Freedom in Real Life Byron did not just write about freedom he lived it He joined Greece s war against the Ottoman Empire in the s He used his own money to support soldiers He

died in Greece of fever fighting for their independence He believed all people deserved liberty Defied Society s Rules Byron was a rebel poet and a poet of freedom because he defied society s unfair rules Byron mocked society s fake morals In Don Juan Canto I he laughs at how people pretend to be good while doing bad things Julia s husband Alfonso wants to divorce her for her scandal with Don Juan though he himself had an affair with Donna Inez Byron supports personal freedom like loving who we want thinking freely and rejecting strict religion or traditions According to him people should have the right to love freely think independently and challenge rigid traditional norms Lived as an Outsider British society hated Byron for his wild lifestyle and scandals He left England calling it a land of hypocrisy His poems often featured rebels outcasts and cursed heroes We can see this in Don Juan s character Don Juan flees Spain after his scandal with Julia For these reasons Byron was a rebel poet He proved poetry could be a weapon to fight against society s hypocrisy He mixed anger humor and passion to challenge power and celebrate freedom

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