Lord Byron’s Byronic hero describes a person, who, in spite of his flaws and dark tendencies, chooses to defy the odds to do what is right, in spite of the heavy burden of an unmentionable sin or “a secret, unpardonable sin. ” (Coleman, 1980, 108) Lord Byron’s hero is impeccably imperfect, and is weighed down by many regrets and guilty feelings. The hero handles his guilt by suppressing it and distracting himself by pursuing activities that would offer some form of escape.The Byronic hero is not necessarily upright; rather he chooses to make a stand, no matter how unpopular it may seem. Most would regard rebels and mavericks as Byronic heroes simply because they go against the grain and dare to walk on the edge. As Any guilty feelings that they may harbor are suppressed and covered up by a facade of non-chalance.
Whatever guilt that is felt is simply ignored or suffered in silence.This is different for Christians and Catholics. For this group of people, guilt is something that must be faced head-on. The Bible offers explicit instructions on how best to handle guilt. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
" Such goes the line from John 1:9 of the Bible, which provides guidance on how to manage the burden of guilt that stems from those sins.Thus, if we base it from the Bible, Christians are supposed to deal with guilt by being truly sorry and asking for sincere forgiveness for the sins that have been committed. The act of contrition is cathartic all by itself; it and liberates the individual from the sense of paralysis that guilt often brings. For Catholics and Christians, being able to express one’s sins is liberating. Indeed there are many ways to deal with guilt, but the best way is to face it head-on to never deny that it exists in the first place.
