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 insecurities. People how have a lack of self-worth. I want to inspire them through this play. I want to give them hope. The presentation of real life human beings and the hardships which the character’s face will allow the message to be so much more powerful.
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I want the audience to feel closer to Cyrano- and will first grow to love and admire him, and gradually shift to liking him- when he professes his love for Roxane. When Christian ends up marrying Roxane with Cyrano’s help, the audience should be infuriated, because in the end, outer beauty prevailed over inner beauty. We hear our whole lives that “ It’s not about what’s on the outside, but what’s in the inside”, but that is obviously not true in this play. At the same time however, the audience should understand that Cyrano’s inability to tell Roxane how he feels and to tell her the truth is strictly his own …show more content…
I want to distinguish each character, and in this way portray each theme through them and their overall demeanor. Cyrano presents the loss of identity, lack of self worth, as well as appearance.Cyrano is a constant reminder that we all place huge emphasis on looks, and we let that shape how we view ourselves and how others view us. Christian shows presents the theme of lies and deceit. His inability to tell Roxane who he really is shows that he was insecure as well despite his good looks. He knew that Roxane would not love him if he told her the truth, that he wasn’t intelligent at all. Christian does not only lie to Roxane, but he is also lying to himself. Christian proves to us all that in the end, nothing good comes of lying to those you love. Roxane represents love. Love creates conflict within the play. Love also leads Christian and Cyrano to their deaths. Cyrano represents inner beauty and Christian, outer beauty. Love is a major theme in the play. Love is what causes lies and deceit throughout the play. Love kills the major characters. And although love presents itself many times in the play, none of it is genuine. All characters are operating under a false identity of everyone else, even Roxane. She claims she is in love with wordplay and intelligence, but outer beauty played a huge role in her decision to fall in love with Christian. Therefore these themes will be achieved through each individual character.
I want the audience to feel closer to Cyrano- and will first grow to love and admire him, and gradually shift to liking him- when he professes his love for Roxane. When Christian ends up marrying Roxane with Cyrano’s help, the audience should be infuriated, because in the end, outer beauty prevailed over inner beauty. We hear our whole lives that “ It’s not about what’s on the outside, but what’s in the inside”, but that is obviously not true in this play. At the same time however, the audience should understand that Cyrano’s inability to tell Roxane how he feels and to tell her the truth is strictly his own …show more content…
I want to distinguish each character, and in this way portray each theme through them and their overall demeanor. Cyrano presents the loss of identity, lack of self worth, as well as appearance.Cyrano is a constant reminder that we all place huge emphasis on looks, and we let that shape how we view ourselves and how others view us. Christian shows presents the theme of lies and deceit. His inability to tell Roxane who he really is shows that he was insecure as well despite his good looks. He knew that Roxane would not love him if he told her the truth, that he wasn’t intelligent at all. Christian does not only lie to Roxane, but he is also lying to himself. Christian proves to us all that in the end, nothing good comes of lying to those you love. Roxane represents love. Love creates conflict within the play. Love also leads Christian and Cyrano to their deaths. Cyrano represents inner beauty and Christian, outer beauty. Love is a major theme in the play. Love is what causes lies and deceit throughout the play. Love kills the major characters. And although love presents itself many times in the play, none of it is genuine. All characters are operating under a false identity of everyone else, even Roxane. She claims she is in love with wordplay and intelligence, but outer beauty played a huge role in her decision to fall in love with Christian. Therefore these themes will be achieved through each individual character.