Because of the interference of the Cyrano’s nose, he 's unable to state his love to Roxanne. Instead of taking the opportunity to tell Roxane that he loves her in Act 5, when Roxane finds out that Cyrano was the one that wrote the letters to her, he denies it. By doing that, Cyrano is unable to overcome that lack of confidence he has, and he does not have the strength to face his own fear and his insecurity. By not confessing his love to Roxane, he has been defeated by his insecurity that took a toll on his life. Even though, Roxane had seen past his “flaw” into his real self, unfortunately Cyrano cannot fully understands what Roxanne saw in him.