George Byron was born with a club foot which his mother obsessed over greatly and gave him much insecurity for the rest of his life. With a pretty face and an interesting personality, he was loved by many of his tutors and was very successful at attracting women. He was a shy young boy that was introduced into sexual relations and boyish love early in his life. At the age of twelve, Byron is introduced to the title of Lord due to the death of the "Wicked Lord"(Lord Byron V). He did well in school until he got to Trinity College, Cambridge and skipped half a semester of school drinking and partying with his new friends.(Trueblood pg. 15) At college is where he started writing his poetry. Upon receipt of bad reviews he wrote English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, as revenge. Ironically that was the work that gave him recognition.

At the age of twenty-one, Byron attained his seat at the House of Lords, but was not welcomed by the other Lords. At twenty-seven he married Annabella Milbanke and had a child by her. The new Mrs. Byron was not happy with his moods and love of women and asked for a divorce a year later. Upon hearing of the revolt in Greece, Byron left Italy in hope of giving as much support for the cause as he can. The rekindled love for the country inspired him to help the people of Greece fight for their freedom from foreign rule. Unfortunately, due to the inadequate conditions of shelter and the rainy weather, Lord Byron fell ill to pneumonia. He died on April 9, 1824, in Missolonghi, Greece, due to prolonged bleedings insisted by the doctors. He was loved and proclaimed a hero in Greece, while hated and defiled by the English government and church.