virtuous and moral Juan does not follow her expectations Instead he follows his emotions and desires particularly in his relationships with women For example his affair with Donna Julia a married woman defies societal rules and morality This shows rebellion in his character Handsome Byronic heroes are usually charming and attractive Don Juan is handsome attractive and adventurous Juan s physical attractiveness is revealed in these lines Young Juan now was sixteen years of age Tall handsome slender but well knit Don Juan has an irresistible charm especially with women He does not try to seduce women actively Women are drawn to him because of his innocence good looks and sweet nature For example Donna Julia falls in love with him despite being much older and married Not Purely Good The Byronic hero is not purely good or dignified rather he is a mixture of both good and evil In respect of character Juan is not too good From his boyhood he possessed some different qualities The poet portrays him as a mischief-making monkey from his birth Though we find him humble and obedient to his mother he does not cross the limitations imposed by his mother and does not mix with other boys but actually he is a scoundrel He does not hesitate to do immoral deeds We find the proof when he is found in Donna Julia s bedroom in making love with her When Juan is caught Julia s husband Alfonso wants to kill him with his sword Don Juan manages to escape by knocking down Alfonso Outcast Byronic heroes are often wanderers and outcasts who do not fully belong to one place or society After his scandalous affair with Donna Julia Juan is sent away from Seville He starts a journey across Europe and beyond As he travels he encounters new cultures people and challenges This wandering nature reflects his inability to conform to the expectations of a single society Not Typical Byronic Hero Byron wrote Don Juan as a satire He deliberately made Don Juan less serious and more humorous than a typical Byronic hero While Don Juan has many traits of a Byronic hero rebellion charm handsome intelligence and flaw he lacks the dark brooding nature we see in other characters like Byron s earlier hero Childe Harold In conclusion Don Juan is a Byronic hero who is rebellious handsome intelligent flawed and adventurous Byron made Don Juan less serious and more humorous to poke fun at human follies and society