Essay On Cyrano De Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written by Edmond Rostand in 1897 though the setting is in the dark French 17th century which gives the play a mysterious feeling. The play is about true love and honor focusing on three main characters: Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian. Together they form a love triangle that helps keep the story entertaining and fresh through every act. With this, they help foil each other while complimenting each other. Cyrano is a compassionate character who loves only those who are dear to him. Cyrano keeps everyone else afar due to his sensitive nature relating to his appearance, making him a substantial protagonist. Cyrano is a very secretive character who keeps his love hidden and only allows the people close to him to see

He will have it his way even if it requires brute force and sheer will. Even in the very beginning of the play with Montfleury, Cyrano scares him off the stage with his aggressive nature and tone. Cyrano proves this by saying in a stern and harsh voice, “Let me but hear once more that foolish rhyme, I slaughter every man of you!” (362). Furthermore, this gives an inside glimpse at those who do not honor or respect his commands. Another noteworthy example of his pernicious soul is when Cyrano is affronted by the Viscount who insults Cyrano's nose. Cyrano replies, “Minute! What now? Accuse me of a ridiculous thing! Small-my nose?” (367). This alone shows Cyrano's cleverness and wit. Cyrano even does more when he composes a whole ballad off of what the Viscount may have said rather than him saying such a dull insult which correlates to the fiery side of

During the battle, Christian and Roxane talk, and Christain learns who Roxane is truly in love with: Cyrano. Christian urges Cyrano to tell the truth with him saying, “Ay! She shall choose between us! Tell her all!” (477). Even though Cyrano witnesses Christian dying in the arms of Roxane, Cyrano chooses to honor Christian by not saying a word about who was truly behind the love letters. This is a true act of noble honor to Christain since his honor would be diminished if Roxane found out. After the war, Roxane moves to a convent to become a nun, mourning the loss of Christian thinking his soul was the one who wrote the letter. Cyrano is later fatally wounded over the head with a log though goes to see Roxane one last time. As Cyrano and Roxane are talking, this can be viewed as a scene where Cyrano fully opens up his heart to Roxane due to his death awaiting him soon after. Cyrano then asks Roxane to read the final love letter that Christain wrote her as his last words. We see on pages 496 through 501 how Cyrano and Roxane are talking and confessing their love to one another and how Roxane finally realizes that it was Cyrano writing the letters this whole time. While Cyrano is reading the letter, it slowly becomes too dark to see in the convent. Roxane exclaims, “How can you read? It is too dark to see!” (496).