He still goes to meet Roxane and she realizes the whole truth… although it’s already too late.Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year. One day when Cyrano was visiting, a log of wood hits him in the head so hard that his life was in danger. For 15 years Cyrano visits her and together they reminisce and read her letters. However, Cyrano refuses to tell the truth to Roxane, who leaves for a convent. In their long-distance relationship, as expected, it is Cyrano who sends the letters and Roxane continues to love the wrong man.Ĭhristian dies soon after, realizing on his deathbed that Roxane really loves Cyrano. He writes the letters that the young man must send to her beloved, plans the speeches that he must give in front of her, and even pretends to be him in a scene where there is total darkness.Īlthough in the first encounters with Christian, Roxane is a little disappointed because she doesn’t know how to make her fall in love with words, with Cyrano pretending to be him, her passion fully emerges and her love is complete.Ĭhristian and Roxane marry, but he is sent, along with Cyrano, to the cadet’s place of Arras, on the orders of the Count of Guise. This is how Cyrano becomes the intermediary of love between Roxane and Christian.
Due to his lack of intelligence to seduce the ladies, he seeks the advice of Cyrano, who soon, at the young man’s request, finds himself involved in a risky game. Christian will also ask for another favor. Knowing nothing about Cyrano’s feelings, Roxane asks him to protect Christian, fearing that his fellow Gascons will be too harsh and violent towards him due to his inexperience in battle.Ĭyrano is a great swordsman and cannot refuse Roxane’s request, so he accepts.
He is a very handsome soldier, but of low intellect, without any ability for words. Roxane, to her misfortune, is in love with the young cadet Christian de Neuvilette who would be the antithesis of Cyrano. But, in view of his unattractive appearance, he feels that he doesn’t have a chance with her. Cyrano was deeply in love with his cousin, the beautiful Roxane. His physical “defect” made him insecure about love.
And it is that he is a bellicose, cultured and at the same time sentimental man, but with a physical detail: he had a big nose. Cyrano interrupts a theatrical performance because he doesn’t like one of the actors. In the first act, the play opens with an altercation. Loading fileĭownload book Summary of Cyrano de Bergerac If you prefer, you can download the file by clicking on the link below. *Wait a few seconds for the document to load, the time may vary depending on your internet connection. | Love Authors: 25 Authors of Love and Romance Books You Must Read Cyrano de Bergerac in PDF format
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