Don Juan
In Don Juan, Lord Byron writes,
“...and, sobbing often, he
Reflected on his present situation,
And seriously resolved on reformation” (701).
In these lines Don Juan is traveling towards the Spanish town of Cadiz to get on a boat and leave Spain behind. Don Juan cries continuously at seeing Spain fade into the distance from the boat. It's all very sad for him and a tad dramatic. These lines back up my theories on how Don Juan had been raised as a child has affected him in his endeavors as an adult. Don Juan’s want and desires in life are narrowed with what his life consist of: his home, mother, and dearest Julia. These lines of him sobbing as he leaves Spain seem to be here to remind the reader of this character’s differences to those of the men who now surround him.