 But his natural bent was for romance.As he had done in "Rinaldo," Tasso adorned "Gerusalemme Liberata" with a number of romantic episodes, which have proved more popular and influential than the grand sweep of the main theme.Thus, while the nominal hero of "Gerusalemme Liberata" is Godfrey of Bouillon ("Goffredo"), the leader of the First Crusade and the climax of the epic is the capture of the holy city.