No matter the culture of a country, there are always remorseful people who detest certain features about themselves. Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano De Bergerac focuses on this idea by exhibiting the main character, Cyrano as an unattractive yet wise man who is severely disgruntled with his considerably large nose. The classic story of the brave and witty Cyrano expresses that Cyrano’s nose is more a source of pain than pride.
Although people tend to grapple that Cyrano’s nose was a prideful factor of his, Cyrano’s nose was indeed a part of his body that brought upon shame to Cyrano. After Cyrano kicks Montfleury off of the stage, Valvert, who is a friend of Compte De Guiche, mentions the horrid size of Cyrano’s nose. Amazed with the audacity of …show more content…
After Cyrano wins a battle against Valvert, Cyrano confesses to his close friend le Bret about his nose and how it ruins his chances of being together with Roxanne. Cyrano confides, “Whom I love? Think a moment. Think of me- me, whom the plainest women would despise- me, with the nose of mine that marches on before me by a quarter of a n hour! Whom should I love? Why- of course- it must be the woman in the world most beautiful” (Rostand 40). Because Cyrano feels the need to speak to Le Bret about his rare chances of love with anybody due to his obnoxiously large nose, this expresses that Cyrano is greatly unhappy with his nose and proves that Cyrano’s nose is hurting Cyrano more than helping Cyrano. Another instance where Cyrano’s nose comes between Cyrano and his love life is when Le Bret attempts to influence Cyrano to confess his love to Roxane. Cyano hurriedly responds, “Through my nose? She might laugh at me; That is the one thing in this world I Fear!”(Rostand 42). Due to the fact that Cyrano automatically assumes that Roxane would laugh in Cyrano’s face and reject his love for Roxane truly outlines Cyrano’s feelings about his appearance. Cyrano is proving that his nose causes more agony than dignity due to the fact that Cyrano strongly believes that Roxane would reject Cyrano …show more content…
After Cyrano kicks Montfleury off of the stage, Cyrano accuses a meddler of staring at his nose and instantly becomes insecure. When the Meddler promises that Cyrano’s nose is not big but is rather small, Cyrano bursts into a frenzy asserting, “Magnificent, my nose! You pug, you knob, you button-head, know that I glory in this nose of mine, for a great nose indicates a great man- genial, courteous, intellectual, virile, courageous- as I am- and such as you- poor wretch- will never dare to be even in imagination” (Rostand 28). As Cyrano defends his nose, it is easy to see that Cyrano tragically accepts his grotesque nose but immediately fires back when one appears to be making fun of his nose. Cyrano is well aware of his unfortunate nose, but wishes for others to simply ignore it, conveying that Cyrano’s nose only hurts Cyrano rather than providing Cyrano with joy. Another instance where Cyrano defends his nose is briefly after Cyrano and Christian work out a plan to capture the attention of Roxane. Not long after Christian and Cyrano map out a plan to gain Roxane’s attention, the Musketeer enters the room and begins to insult nothing other than Cyrano’s nose. Giving Cyrano’s nose a suggestive look, the Musketeer claims, “You ought to know about such things; What seems to have died around here?”(Rostand 87). Cyrano angrily
Although people tend to grapple that Cyrano’s nose was a prideful factor of his, Cyrano’s nose was indeed a part of his body that brought upon shame to Cyrano. After Cyrano kicks Montfleury off of the stage, Valvert, who is a friend of Compte De Guiche, mentions the horrid size of Cyrano’s nose. Amazed with the audacity of …show more content…
After Cyrano wins a battle against Valvert, Cyrano confesses to his close friend le Bret about his nose and how it ruins his chances of being together with Roxanne. Cyrano confides, “Whom I love? Think a moment. Think of me- me, whom the plainest women would despise- me, with the nose of mine that marches on before me by a quarter of a n hour! Whom should I love? Why- of course- it must be the woman in the world most beautiful” (Rostand 40). Because Cyrano feels the need to speak to Le Bret about his rare chances of love with anybody due to his obnoxiously large nose, this expresses that Cyrano is greatly unhappy with his nose and proves that Cyrano’s nose is hurting Cyrano more than helping Cyrano. Another instance where Cyrano’s nose comes between Cyrano and his love life is when Le Bret attempts to influence Cyrano to confess his love to Roxane. Cyano hurriedly responds, “Through my nose? She might laugh at me; That is the one thing in this world I Fear!”(Rostand 42). Due to the fact that Cyrano automatically assumes that Roxane would laugh in Cyrano’s face and reject his love for Roxane truly outlines Cyrano’s feelings about his appearance. Cyrano is proving that his nose causes more agony than dignity due to the fact that Cyrano strongly believes that Roxane would reject Cyrano …show more content…
After Cyrano kicks Montfleury off of the stage, Cyrano accuses a meddler of staring at his nose and instantly becomes insecure. When the Meddler promises that Cyrano’s nose is not big but is rather small, Cyrano bursts into a frenzy asserting, “Magnificent, my nose! You pug, you knob, you button-head, know that I glory in this nose of mine, for a great nose indicates a great man- genial, courteous, intellectual, virile, courageous- as I am- and such as you- poor wretch- will never dare to be even in imagination” (Rostand 28). As Cyrano defends his nose, it is easy to see that Cyrano tragically accepts his grotesque nose but immediately fires back when one appears to be making fun of his nose. Cyrano is well aware of his unfortunate nose, but wishes for others to simply ignore it, conveying that Cyrano’s nose only hurts Cyrano rather than providing Cyrano with joy. Another instance where Cyrano defends his nose is briefly after Cyrano and Christian work out a plan to capture the attention of Roxane. Not long after Christian and Cyrano map out a plan to gain Roxane’s attention, the Musketeer enters the room and begins to insult nothing other than Cyrano’s nose. Giving Cyrano’s nose a suggestive look, the Musketeer claims, “You ought to know about such things; What seems to have died around here?”(Rostand 87). Cyrano angrily