Theme Of Inner Beauty In Cyrano De Bergerac

When it comes to humans there are two types of beauty, inner and outer. Despite outer beauty being much more visually appealing it can be deceiving, masking the horrid true colors of somebody - their inner beauty. In the play, “Cyrano de Bergerac”, the main theme of the story is that inner beauty shines brighter than outer beauty.

All throughout the play, Cyrano was seen as a man of wit, despite his gargantuan nose. He wrote alluring poetry in his letters to Roxane, he won most duels he was in (and can even speak poetry while doing so), and he always found a clever way to get himself out of situations. His letters made Roxane swoon without even trying-his effortless dexterity and his heart could truly be seen by just reading the words that he wrote to Roxane. However, not all of his poetry is saved

During the duel between Monsieur de Bergerac and Valvert, Cyrano spoke a wonderful poem, and saying “When I end the refrain, I draw blood” at the end of each verse. In the process of entertaining himself, he intimidates Valvert, and does end up drawing blood at the end of the refrain. As well as write poetry, Monsieur de Bergerac can weasel his way out of sticky situations. For example, when Roxane and Christian were getting married, Cyrano had to find a way to distract De Guiche from interrupting the wedding. He does this by jumping out of a tree onto De Guiche pretending he has just fallen from the moon. He tells him insane stories about his experience in space, and then takes off his hat to reveal his identity before telling the man that Roxane and Christian are now married. This definitely requires a tiny bit of acting skill and