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Theme Of Cyrano De Bergerac

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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 …show more content…

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

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Rather than focusing on naturalism, which was the universal surge during that time period, Rostand glorified clever trickery and whimsy. During that “era,” Cyrano de Bergerac uniquely revealed an artistic aspect aloofness and stood out among several works of art. “There is something gratifying about that kind of artistic aloofness in an age, like our own, when everyone else was metaphorically wearing pins and subscribing to one ‘school’ or another” (Beauty and the Beast 60). In other words, the play has a new artistic characteristic that allows it to look more satisfying than other “humdrum” works of art. The poet’s jovial, sinuous, and artistic verses occasionally produce “major”

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Alongside Robinson’s strong imagery, her description of expressions and gestures is important for the audience to understand the emotions of the characters. When Lisa makes a controversial remark against her teacher, Lisa says, “The teacher stared at me as if I were mutating into a hideous thing from outer space” (69). The uniquely specific description of facial reactions allows the reader to get a fresh but expressive understanding of the emotions characters feel. The novel’s cunning and rich descriptions allow the reader to feel connected and mesmerized by the

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Roxane’s desire for beautiful language and exquisite confessions of love heavily affect the behavior of Christian and Cyrano. When Christian attempts to tell Roxane that he loves her, Roxane, angered, pouts, “You offer skimmed milk when I ask for cream. Tell me how you love me” (76). While, for many people, a simple declaration of love is more than sufficient, Roxane expects her love to come in the form of exquisite, extravagant, and embellished poetry. Her demands for flowery language place an immense, stressful burden on Christian, who struggles to please her.

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This will later prove to be incorrect when Roxane reveals she was in love with the soul who wrote the poems, not Christians looks. Though kindness is considered a positive quality, Cyrano’s ultimately results in him losing the woman he loves until the end of the play, when it is too late for him to be

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Cyrano’s and Christian’s Silly Plan In Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand two men are in love with the beautiful precieuse, Roxane. One of the men, Cyrano, finds himself unattractive but what he lacks in looks, he makes up for in his astounding poetry and intellect. The other, Christian, whose defining features are his good looks, lacks wit and isn’t a good writer. An impractical plan is formulated between the men so Christian can gain the love of Roxane, despite all the problems that can be foreseen.

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The first characteristic that makes Cyrano a tragic hero is that he has a tragic flaw, and this occurs because of his appearance. The first example of this is how he constantly pokes fun at his nose, which causes him to be vulnerable to others. The men, including Le Bret, Ragueneau, and Ligniere are all at the local bakery making fun of Cyrano: “a nose, gentlemen, that makes one feel like squealing” (Rostand 16). Because Cyrano constantly makes fun of his nose, he is giving permission for others to do it as well. By

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Allen Wolford English 7th May 4th, 2015 There are two characters fighting for the love of the beautiful Roxanne, who falls for the attractive Christian who is using another man’s poetry to win her heart; Cyrano Cyrano De Bergerac, Rostand uses character traits, tone, and point of view to reveal the reflection of personality. The character’s traits in this novel are completely different. Cyrano is a character in the novel who is never presented in an unpleasant or unflattering light; Cyrano is difficult to dislike!

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What’s the matter? (Rostand 63) These feelings based on Christian’s good looks are superficial and not a love that can stand the test of time. For a time Cyrano can feed romantic words to Christian and he can use this to capture Roxane’s love, but this is a temporary and unrealistic way to pursue a relationship with Roxane. First, because Christian doesn’t seem smart or witty enough to maintain the deceit he and Cyrano create, but also, while Roxane might display some shallowness in character, she proves she is smart enough in the story to eventually figure things out.

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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!”

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As it would displease me if you became ugly” (Rostand 121). She sounds extremely shallow because it sounds like she only likes him for his looks. This is when Cyrano really shows his feelings for Roxane. He gives Christian instructions on what to say to Roxane. Cyrano reveals his agony when he whispers, “My cruel love has never ceased to grow in my tormented soul since the day it was born there” (Rostand 125).

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