Don Juan Reaction Part 3

 

"Who's the 18th century poet whose a love to all the chicks?"
Byron!
"Ya Darn Right!"

     I just completed the fifth canto. Byron probably has the best way with descriptions, as when he is talking about a beautiful lady, he decides to basically say, "This lady was so hot that if I could perfectly write about her, you would all go blind! So thank goodness I am not very talented".
     He also introduces a great side character, who when Juan complains about how they are slaves, (long story) he replies, "Aren't we, like, all slaves man? Just to, like, different masters?"
      Sadly there were no insults at Wordsworth in this one, but hopefully that muse shall speak to Byron again.
Side note: I found out there is a book about Byron and his pet bear solving crime while at college. I must have this.

Don Juan Reaction Part 2

"They see me composin', Wordsworth hatin'"

     I finished the Third Canto this afternoon. You know, more poems should really just take breaks to insult Wordsworth and his admirers, it would make them so much more entertaining. Also, the fact that Byron says that the poem is so epic that he has to stop the canto early is perhaps the most egotistical thing I have read in British Literature (Yes I know he means "epic" as in "long", but with the modern connotation of the word it is far more funny). He also recognizes his faults as he goes on a tangent about Nero and Rome before basically saying, "Wait a minute, this has nothing to do with what I'm talking about, so why am I saying it?" He also points out he has a tendency to wander from his subject, which is only a mild understatement (as is the preceding sentence). I look forward to where Byron takes us next, for whatever else it is, it will certainly be amusing.
-Captain Joshua

Don Juan Reaction Part 1

A little bit through the Second Canto, and I have come to the conclusion that this entire poem is just Lord Byron trolling all of English Literature, and that's wonderful.
-Captain Joshua