1	Manfred p. 588
2	Plot Count Manfred—German nobleman who is tortured by the limitations of mortality and by guilt over his lost love Studies black magic to transcend human limitations Conjures the dark spirits to provide forgetfulness
3	Plot Spirits instead leave him with a “curse” “Nor to slumber, nor to die” (1. 1. 254) Attempts suicide in the Alps and is saved by Chamois Hunter Tells his story to the Witch of the Alps Persuades Arimanes to call up ghost of Astarte
4	Plot Astarte’s prophecy: “Tomorrow ends thine earthly ills” (2. 4. 152) Abbot of St. Maurice suggests repentance and offers God’s forgiveness Dark spirits arrive to claim Manfred’s soul Manfred defies God and the spirits to die on his own terms— “Old man! ’tis not so difficult to die” (3. 4. 151)
5	Setting The Swiss Alps—snow and high mountains
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8	Setting Swiss Alps—snow and high mountains Isolation Spiritual death, coldness Ambition, superiority Manfred’s Gothic Castle Isolation Loftiness Power Imprisonment
9	Setting The Tower Ambition, superiority Imprisonment The Forbidden Room Forbidden knowledge Guilt
10	Manfred as Byronic Hero Noble/Superior—p. 601, 2. 2. 50-96, p. 608, 2. 4. 51-72 Outcast/Wanderer Self-Reliant/Individualist Defiant—defies Witch of the Alps, Arimanes, religion, the dark spirits, death, pp. 620-621, 3. 4. 80-153
11	Manfred as Byronic Hero Amoral—follows own moral code Enigmatic—mysterious past, nameless curse—incest, p. 602-603, 2. 2. 100-121
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13	Manfred as Byronic Hero Melancholy/Moody—p. 596, 1. 2. 36-47 Man of Action World weary—p. 589, 1. 1. 1-26