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    Cyrano de Bergerac is a play by Edmond Rostand and was written in 1897. In Cyrano de Bergerac, a man named Cyrano is in love with Roxane. Cyrano is a man of intellect and eloquence in writing and speaking. However, he lacks confidence because of his enormous nose. Roxane is in love with Christian…

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    In the time period of Edmond Rostand, a person’s honor was treasured. Honor determined a person’s character. Integrity and virtue meant everything. Likewise, upholding one’s honor is extremely important to Cyrano, the hero of Cyrano de Bergerac. Throughout the play he endeavors to be honorable in word and deed. Even at his death, despite all else, Cyrano recognizes the value of the rare and sacred white plume, his unstained honor. By showing honor in every aspect of his life Cyrano proves that…

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    Edmond Rostand wrote one of his most famous novels Cyrano de Bergerac, a novel that included drama and love. His main character was Cyrano an ugly man who was in love with a beautiful woman.It is easy to identify each character by who they seem to be and how they truly are.Cyrano seem to have a strong self-esteem, he is intelligent and humorous. A drunk man insulted him by saying he has a big nose but Cyrano just laughed and said twenty more things that the drunk man could of said.This is not…

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    Cyrano's Nose Analysis

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    proud of his nose. Cyrano proves this by saying “ I carry it with pride...I have all those qualities” (Rostand 37). Although this quote reveals the way he feels about his nose, It seems as if Cyrano is only proud of his nose around anybody except Roxane. However, when it comes to roxane his self esteem lowers and is also seen putting himself down. “ This nose of mine…even by an ugly woman” (Rostand 49). Somehow this quote seems to show that he considers himself not good enough because of his…

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    How Cyrano’s Self-Perception Affects His Relationships With Others Cyrano is mainly an arrogant, brash,and hindsighted person to most, however he expresses an different side of him to those close to him.In Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano de Bergerac‘s witty,clever,brash, proud, and a sense of self-sacrificing affected his relationship with De Guiche negatively and affected his relationship with Roxanne positively. Cyrano’s sense of pride, and brashfulness, causes him to make a…

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    Why would outer beauty determine a person’s fate? I believe that, yes, outer beauty does effect a person’s fate, because it effects confidence (in either positive or negative way) and the way people value you. Cyrano de Bergerac was a brilliant man with a hideous face who loved his cousin Roxane. In this amusing story, Cyrano wants to win Roxane’s heart but he “cannot” because he thinks that he is to blemished. In the first act in Cyrano de Bergerac by Anthony Burges, Cyrano challenged a man to…

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    On the other hand, lying can also become something of a requirement. At the end of Act IV, Christian has forced Cyrano to tell Roxane the truth, and let her choose who she still loves. However, right before it happens Christian gets shot, and in his last moments Cyrano tells him, ”I told her everything. It’s you she loves!” (413) Cyrano understands that telling Christian the truth was something to keep hidden at that moment. If he were to tell Christian what really happened right before he…

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    The perception of one’s self can play a great part in the relationships are developed with other individuals. A great example within the play Cyrano de Bergerac can be found. This idea is very prominently displayed through the interactions between characters. The main character Cyrano is very prideful however affects his ability to be honest with others. Roxane and Christian are two of the characters that Cyrano has the closest interaction towards. He is in love with Roxane and uses Christian as…

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    My main artistic intention for this play will be to deliver Rotand’s underlying message as well as launch the audience into a whirlwind of emotion. Insecurities and lack of self-worth still exists within society today. My production of Cyrano De Bergerac will allow my audience to connect with the characters on a more deeper and more personal level. The intended audience will be for the romantics. People who still believes true love is still out there. It will also be intended for people with…

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    sailor named Edmond Dantès is on track for a successful and happy life. This is until four young men devise a plan to place him in the awful dungeons of the Chateau d’If. After fourteen long years, Dantes makes miraculous escape and starts a journey seeking revenge on the ones who brought his misery, and to reward those who supported him and his father. Throughout his life experiences, he has changed physically, intellectually, and spiritually. These changes transform him from Edmond Dantès to…

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