The Character of Cyrano De Bergerac
A man who knows every thing, has never ending wit and charm, and has a way with words like none other, but is still to horrid to convey his true feelings to a beautiful woman. This poor but yet amazing man is Cyrano from the play "Cyrano De Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand. This man has more intellect than sand in a desert and is the most courageous Gascon of all. Yet he has one tragic physical flaw. He has an enormous nose, of which he is very self conscious about and only he can talk about it. If any one else has anything to say about it the better say something very witty or there done for. All of this is portrayed in one of Cyrano's speeches on page 40-41. The speech reveals how clever and smart he is when he says things like "what a sign for a perfume shop" (41) and "Is that a conch, and are you Triton rising from the sea?"(41).
Cyrano reveals a lot about himself in his speech like how intelligent he is to use such big intellectual words off the top of his head. Cyrano uses phrases like "The end of it must get wet when you drink from a cup. Why don't you use a tankard?"(40) And words like Grandiloquent to show off his wit. Most people in that age weren't educated as well as Cyrano was and that showed a lot when he spoke. Not many people in the room knew that grandiloquent meant pretentious or non straight forward. Aristophanes was also another word that no one ever used or knew what it meant.
Cyrano also revealed that he had no patience for people that made fun of, or picked on those that were less fortunate. Cyrano thought as himself as less fortunate to have a nose like his. So when people made fun of it he got very angry but yet he never lost his cool. So Cyrano would just take care of business with the bully in a entertaining manner and then be on his way.
In his speech he showed his willingness to fight and his aptitude to make people mad at him.
Hamlet – the Wise Polonius The older gent in Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, namely Polonius, is no type character. Rather he is quite rounded and complex. This essay will explore his character.
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If you pay attention to the last scene of each end, it would always end up with Cyrano saying something. The point of view in this play is omniscient which is multiple perspectives. Because this is a play, it is obvious that there will be different point of views. Most of the figurative language is said by Cyrano because of the type of person he is. “ ‘ I’ll be as silent as a tomb. ‘ “ (p. 111). When Roxane didn’t want Cyrano to tell Christian of what he has to do, this is what Cyrano said. This quote is a simile. “ ‘An old acquaintance. We’ve met on the battlefield, among other places. I knew we’d meet again some day, but this time wasn’t the time for it. ‘ ” (p. 195). This quote is a metaphor. Cyrano was about to die, but because he did not want Roxane to worry, he said
Cyrano de Bergerac is a man of many talents but like most people he also has some flaws. Cyrano is known by many people for his large nose, his great
After Christian De Neuvillette proves Cyrano De Bergerac that he has fortitude by insulting Cyrano’s extensive nose, Christian hastily apologizes later when Cyrano acknowledged he was the cousin of Roxane. This may be interpreted as an action of remorse, considering Christian did affront the cousin of Roxane; a woman Christian felt adoration towards. The interpretation is partially correct, although stepping into Christian ’s point of view, his loyalty is focused on Roxane. Christian’s reaction to when he figured Cyrano was Roxane’s cousin, revealed a sudden change in attitude towards Cyrano, creating a much lighter and respectful tone in his speech: “I am so glad to meet you
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Cyrano’s level of eloquence helps him combat the insults of his nose. The Meddler is caught staring at Cyrano’s nose and Cyrano sees it as an insult and reacts upon it. “The Meddler: But . . . Cyrano: Go! Or tell me why you’re looking at my nose. Then why that disdainful expression? Do you find it, perhaps a little too large? The Meddler: Oh, no, it’s quite small . . . very small . . . diminutive . . .” (Act I, Scene IV, Page(s) 35-37) The Meddler tries not insult him and lack of bravery leads to his bowing down lower than Cyrano’s level and getting punished. “Cyrano: What! How dare you accuse me of anything so ridiculous? A small nose? My nose? You’ve gone too far! The Meddler: Please, sir, I . . .” (Act I, Scene IV, Page 37) Cyrano’s insecurity leads to him being very defensive when it comes to others staring at his nose. As a combat Cyrano makes The Meddler feel less than he is and very frightened. Valvert tries to insult Cyrano about his nose but his lack of eloquence makes it hard to criticize him well. “Valvert: Yes, I will! Just watch his face when he hears what I have to...
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