Edmond Locard

Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, is the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, a tragic hero. To be considered a tragic hero, a character must have to evoke pity from the audience, have a downfall, and possess admirable traits. Cyrano accomplishes these elements, making him a tragic hero. Cyrano a Soldier, and a poet is in love with his cousin Roxane, but he is too ashamed to admit it because of his big nose. Cyrano struggles with his desire to be admirable in all things; this includes helping a…

those it is supposed to protect. Living in a world where governments and society in general are corrupted, it is easy to lose sense of what is right or wrong, and sometimes it is necessary to take justice into one's own hands. Such is the case of Edmond Dantes in "The Count of Monte Cristo" and V in "V for Vendetta", once honest and good men consumed by pain, disappointment, and hate who engage in a vendetta against those who destroyed their life. The success of both characters' revenge is…

Imagine the feeling once you realize you are a cold-blooded killer after realizing what you have done after the fact. This situation is used many times in Alexandre Dumas’s novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. In Alexandre Dumas’ novel, the protagonist Edmond Dantes, is plotted against, framed, and thrown into a prison by his fake friends. Driven by the anger at his unlawful imprisonment, Dantes sets on a journey to punish those who plotted against him. In this journey, he plays out his onlook of…

Throughout the course of The Count of Monte Cristo, the limitations of human justice versus the equity of divine justice are revealed as Dantes seeks revenge against Caderousse, Fernand, Villefort, and Danglars. In the beginning of his quest for revenge, upon receiving Abbe Faria’s fortune, which Dantes believes is due to divine intervention, Dantes views himself as an agent of Providence, believing he is acting out God’s will in punishing each of the conspirators; however, before he even…

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…

In the novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes, an honorable and ingenuous man, falls victim to jealousy, selfishness and corruption. Set during the Napoleonic era of the 17th century, the villains, Caderousse, Fernand, Villefort and Danglars, all contribute to falsely sentence Dantes to spend his life in the Châtea D’If. After sixteen years in jail, Dantes escapes and rightly seeks revenge on those who wronged him. Since his vengeance directly targets his enemies’…

From War Zone to Holy Land: Rostand’s symbolic settings in Cyrano de Bergerac Throughout Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand purposefully implemented symbolic settings to foreshadow the actions of the characters. Each of the symbolic settings either introduces a motif, creates an allusion, or is a metaphor; all of these further develop the theme. The earlier light-hearted settings in the book juxtapose with the somber settings later in the book. This shift in setting is purposeful to represent…

In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, the theme of love is constant throughout the whole play. The main love interests consists of Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian, but the three overshadow another love line between Ragueneau and his wife, Lise. Although the two are married, the real love line is between Ragueneau and poetry. Though the two are rather small characters and lack appearances, Ragueneau shows that love does not have to be found in a person and that it is important to find one’s…

Edmond Dantes’ adversity helps his character in The Count of Monte Cristo because at the beginning of the story, Edmond is a playful yet innocent man who cared deeply about his friends and his father. After his is put on trial and sent to jail this toughened his character greatly. He also needed to create a new identity after he faked his death in jail and wants to seek revenge. Before prison, Dantes was a worker on a ship. He worked very diligently and followed his captains orders and…

A tragic hero always has a hamartia which is a fatal flaw that would lead to their downfall, and in Cyrano’s case that would be his insecurity about his anomalously huge nose. Although he does have a huge nose that would be considered ugly, he is also very 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…