Cyrano has confidence in executing his grand gestures, one of them including his high standards in art and theatre. At the Hotel de Bourgogne, the play La Clorise has just started. Montfleury, an actor, enters the stage when suddenly Cyrano, who is not part of the play interrupts him. Cyrano demands Montfleury to “leave the stage—at once!” (20). With opposition from Montfleury, the marquis, and the crowd, Cyrano then says. “Fat swine! If you dare breathe one balmy zephyr more, I’ll fan your cheeks for you!…Fly, goose! Shoo!” (21). Montfleury, who Cyrano thinks is a poor actor, leaves the stage. Cyrano goes to great lengths by stopping a play in front of a crowd to get his idealized standard of theatre. His confidence despite everyone in the room opposing him doesn’t affect Cyrano as he kicks off Montfleury. …show more content…
After he kicks Montfleury off stage, an angry crowd surrounds him. Cyrano “throws [Bellerose, the manager of the stage] a purse” (26), which contains refunds for the crowd, Cyrano is confident that his life is protected with a more passive crowd. Later Cyrano says, “I have no money… Farewell, paternal pension!” (37). He admits that he has given away a month of his earnings. Cyrano cares less about the practicality of his actions than his grand gesture that the crowd should get their money back for his actions.The crowd soon disperses and his friend Ligniere confronts