my madness

Lord Byron states in Fare Thee Well: ?All my madness none can know.? However, the alleged madness he attributes to himself towards the end of the poem sharply contradicts his prior actions in the previous eleven stanzas. Based on the majority of the poem, Byron?s madness could be better described as careful calculation. Fare Thee Well is fueled by manipulation, not love. In an effort to portray himself as a victim of love Byron describes his ?cureless wound? and references his ?fatherless? daughter.

Byron manipulates the audience cautiously in Fare Thee Well; however, in Don Juan, his arrogance is more noticeable. In the poem?s Dedication, Byron blatantly asserts his dominance: ?The fame you envy and the skill you / need.? In both poems, one thing is clear?Byron strives to position himself in a position of power at all times.