Getting almost toooo pumped over Shakespeare...

I'm starting to think that Byronic heroes are located in all novels. Lets some of the examples just using novels from this year: Jack Burden, Grendel, Frankenstein, Hamlet, Tess of the D'Urbervilles... I believe that nearly every knowledgeable character who is tormented is a Byronic hero... Maybe I'm completely off base but I think that in every great novel, the protagonist is a Byronic hero. And if they aren't a "byronic hero" then they are a "christ figure" but really they are both. Those that are tormented and take a stand are generally either taken negatively (Grendel) or positively (Harry Potter) but they are actually the same thing. Grendel is actually working to show people how grateful they should be for acceptance and a place in the world where Grendel is forced to be confused and have a lack of direction in life. The funny thing is, the characters that are rejected from normal society but are endearing and loved in novels are Byronic heros instead of christ figures. It's ironic because the whole point of using Byronic heroes is to show the negative attention they get in society but their true giving and caring qualities. It STILL prejudiced! Instead of giving Frankenstein the good name of Christ figure (which we have definitely played around with) we call him a "Byronic Hero." I started thinking about this when we began reading Hamlet because I'd like to think that Hamlet is a Byronic hero. He's an average human but with the loss of his father and the torment he is plagued with because of his mother's decisions, he is a little mad but also is fighting for his father's good name and the good of his country. His madness would definitely put him out of the running for a Christ figure. Why would Shakespeare do this? Because Byronic heroes are cooler. When i think of Hamlet, i think he's hot, sarcastic and crazy and this makes him sort of sexy. Not gonna lie. I totally think Lord Byron when im thinking about Hamlet... I think its the soliloquies and eloquent speech but who knows! Anyway, i think its ironic that Shakespeare would create a novel where the protagonist is 100% not a christ figure. Shakespeare is like no other writer. He was probably one of the first people to use a more byronic hero character instead of the more practical christ figure. Shakespeare writes about disease, death, love and intense situations. Romeo is one of the most desired characters in fiction. Everyone wants a Romeo! And maybe some people want a Hamlet... the disgruntled, older, sexy one... Maybe thats just me, but its still an interesting idea. Maybe he wasn't always desired as an adult and so he made a variety of men that all women would DIE for in order to fulfill his secret desires. Anyway, i like both romeo and hamlet.. such interesting male characters.