Theme Of Cyrano De Bergerac

Love is something important. It’s the cause of life, death, and everything in between. It’s the reason that urges some people to get out of bed in the morning. Whether it’s head over heels, or just a short-lived crush, love is beautiful. However, a multitude of people corrupt the view of love with lust, a feeling based wholly on appearance. Although maintaining a commendable appearance is important, and having beauty isn’t necessarily unacceptable, true love is heavier in internal attributes. In “Cyrano de Bergerac”, Edmond Rostand uses conflict, tone, and diction to express the theme that true love is beyond beauty and instead about what’s on the inside. Edmond Rostand illustrates that one’s appearance is not the only factor to consider when falling in love by creating conflict between outer and inner beauty. When Roxane is talking to Christian about

It more or less keeps the overall mood more positive and it’s one of the more prevalent ways Rostand uses to bring around the theme. When Cyrano is confirming that Roxanne would love the writer of the letters, no matter what they look like, he asks if she would love them if they were “Hideous?...Disfigured?...Even Grotesque?” (4.484-487). These words are impactful and descriptive when used for describing someone or something and it definitely sticks out for the reader to see and feel. When Roxanne confirms Cyrano’s questions by saying “Hideous...Or disfigured...How could he ever be grotesque - Ever - to me!”, she’s showing that her love is entirely true and conveys the theme that true love is not about physical likeness (4.485-488). Although it may be a few words, they have an immense impact and greater meaning compared to simpler words that Rostand could’ve used instead. This choice of descriptive word style is used purposely by Rostand to help make his point clearer and assists the reader or viewer in not just understanding his meaning, but feeling it as