« Deformity is daring » Le stigmate physique à l’épreuve de la scène dans Le Difforme transformé (1824) de Byron

In this play, Byron engages in a critique of the new clinical paradigm that makes the deformity neither a disgrace nor a satanic brand, but a defect that needs to be scrutinized and cured. Instead he emphasizes the psychological effect that leads the deformed subject to perform great deeds.