Love is something important. It’s the cause of life, death, and everything in between. It’s the thing that makes some people get out of bed in the morning. Whether it is head over heels, or just a little crush, love is beautiful. However, some people corrupt the view of love with lust, which is based wholly on appearance. Although maintaining a good appearance is important, and having beauty isn’t necessarily a bad thing, true love is more about internal attributes and not what’s on the outside. In “Cyrano de Bergerac”, Edmond Rostand uses conflict, tone, and diction to express the theme that true love is less about beauty and more about what’s on the inside. Edmond Rostand illustrates that one’s appearance is not the only factor to consider
