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Outer beauty vs inner beauty
Outer beauty vs inner beauty
Internal beauty is more important than external beauty
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Has anyone ever ask you what you see in a guy or a girl? Is it their looks or is it their personality? If you say personality, then read along to further agree with me. If you say looks, well I am here to tell you otherwise. In the play Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand, the main character goes through obstacles to win their love interest’s heart. The author leaves a significant message that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty. The theme of this play is inner beauty and outer beauty. In the beginning of Cyrano de Bergerac, it seems like the theme focuses heavily on outer beauty. As you continue to read on, the play actually puts more emphasis in inner beauty. Symbolism is very important in this play. The letters written by Cyrano symbolizes Cyrano’s inner beauty because what you write comes from your soul which is shaped by your personality. Cyrano’s nose symbolizes his ugliness and his insecurity. Because Cyrano knows Roxane would never consider him because of his nose, he decides to help Christian since Cyrano believes he can help Christian win Roxane’s heart. “ “ ‘Together …show more content…
we can win her heart!’ ” (p. 97). Cyrano desperately wants to help since even if he can’t be with Roxane, he wants to make Roxane happy. The tone of this story is mockery and of course, romantic. “ ‘Gracious: “What a kind man you are! You love birds so much that you’ve given them a perch to roost on… Naive: “Is that monument open to the public?” ’ ” (p. 40-41). When Valvert tries to insult Cyrano, Cyrano fires back with insults Valvert could’ve used since Valvert’s insult was not exactly the best according to Cyrano. The letters and the conversation under the balcony are all scenes of romance. As you can tell from the title, Cyrano is the main character. He also can be known as the static character. His love interest, Roxane, is the dynamic character. “ ‘Ha, ha, Cyrano! We’ll see how your warlike temperament takes to this!...’ ” (p. 108). Based on this quote, de Guiche seems to oppose Cyrano, therefore, making him the antagonist. A minor character that convinced Cyrano to confess to Roxane was Le Bret. Most of the play takes place in Paris in 1640. In the same year, the battle of the French and the Spanish took place in Arras. After the battle, the play jumps to 15 years later with the setting still being in Paris. The structure of Cyrano de Bergerac is a play so acts with multiple scenes in each act.
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
this. In conclusion, Cyrano de Bergerac is a play to show how important inner beauty is compared to outer beauty. This romantic yet sarcastic play will teach you that no matter how attractive he or she is, what’s inside counts the most. So now, what is your answer to the question- what do you see first in a person?
This is one aspect of romanticism which Cyrano most definitely embodies with his characteristics of a tragic hero. He is a man controlled by fate, which is a favorite theme of Rostand. With this theme, Smith emphasizes that Cyrano is a pawn of his fate. Smith then proves this notion by explaining how romantic heros are pawns of “fate and events” (374). This shows how Cyrano, despite his positive qualities, is bound for failure due to the nature of the play. It could be argued that Cyrano is not a failure in the fact that his love for Roxanne does not go unanswered. It is devastating that Cyrano spent so much time trying to obtain this happiness and realises all along that “he could have won Roxanne’s love for himself” (“Debating Deception,” n.p.).
Life as humans is anything but perfect. In the book “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Edmond Rostand conveys the aspects of the human condition through Cyrano’s honor and cowardly behavior. As the play progresses, Cyrano experiences the upbringings and downfalls of being human. Since the beginning of the play, the author suggests that Cyrano is a humble man. Cyrano accepts responsibility for ruining the play, and offers all of his money to the actors to keep them from having to take a loss on the night's theatre performance. The author soon reveals that Cyrano has no money when he is asked to dine and responds with, “I have no money,” which suggests that he is generous. Another one of his many gifts is his wit and unique ability to articulate words. Cyrano, a true musketeer, prizes his honor above all else. It is evident that he is admired when Le Bret says, “The most delightful man under the sun!” Later when Valvert insults him, Cyrano does what honor dictates, and kills Valvert while composing a ballade, also demonstrating his skill with a sword. Lastly, in Act Two Scene Three, Cyrano cannot bear to see his good friend Ragueneau be dishonored by his wife, and he
Cyrano de Bergerac, the Play vs. Roxane, the Movie In an effort to attract the audience of today, the producers of the movie Roxane retold the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rustond in a way that is appropriate and at the same time appealing. In order to give the audience of today a story that they can understand and relate to, the producers have adjusted and manipulated the play itself. As a result, several similarities and differences exist between the play Cyrano de Bergerac and its movie reproduction. The characteristics of a romantic hero in Rustond’s time is not equivalent to the characteristics of a romantic hero today. In the play for example, Cyrano, a very ugly, old, yet intellectual man who loved Roxane, his cousin, with all his heart and soul was unable to profess his love for fear that she will have rejected him because of his looks. Enter Christian in the story, a young, average, yet handsome individual who also loved Roxane. The two made a pact with each other to create Roxane’s image of a perfect romantic hero—one that was breath-takingly handsome and at the same token, smart in a fun and interesting way. Together they charmed Roxane and she ultimately fell in love with Cyrano’s enchanting personality and Christian’s captivating appearance. Cyrano is portrayed as a great romantic hero because he died in silence to honor his friendship with Christian. When all the while he could have accumulated enough courage to pronounce his love for Roxane.
While reading Cyrano de Bergerac, I found myself often wondering whether or not Cyrano had led a happy life. Actually, I never once wondered that, but that is irrelevant, because Cyrano’s happiness is the focus of this essay. Was he happy? Truth be told, I cannot say for sure. If we look upon his life, it would seem that he was a bit of a martyr, always sacrificing his happiness for the sake of others. This is probably the case, but I do not believe that he led his life with his happiness as any sort of goal. That will be a defining case in my argument. What I really believe is that he simply did not care about his happiness. In that sense, he did not so much sacrifice it, as he annexed and divided it when he saw fit. To a further extent, this apathy towards himself probably came from a low self-worth, almost certainly spawned not from his elephantine nose, but the fair maiden Roxanne. Finally, the nose itself, the very icon of de Bergerac, was probably not the problem that Cyrano believed it to be. All of this, however obscure it may seem, is crucial to the question posed of me now.
Roxane may not be “putting on the red light” like the song Roxanne by the Police, but she sure is doing her fair share of manipulating the men in her life. In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, the main characters Roxane and Cyrano, are indirectly in love. Roxane is portrayed as naive, but really is a spoiled rich girl. While she appears to be a naive spoiled brat, falling for the first pretty face she sees, Christian, she is shown to have deeper love for personality and words, showing disdain when his verbal mediocrity shows through. Though she sees Cyrano as a close friend, once he reveals he is the one behind Christian’s letters, she immediately loves him. Though he dies soon after she gets what she wants. Also showing she is not naive is that she manipulates Christian and the friar so she can get married so she does not get “ruined” by De Guiche. She also tolerates him, even treats him cordially so he does not harm Christian or Cyrano. She manipulates each man into getting what she wants, showing she is not only a spoiled brat, but also that she is not as naive as she appears. The
Roxane waited for Cyrano outside while she embroidered. Cyrano was late for the first time then. He acted as if nothing was wrong with him, but sister Marthe saw something was wrong with him. He told her not to tell Roxane, though. Cyrano asked Roxane if he could read the letter that Christian had on him when he died. Roxane gave him the letter and he began reading aloud. Roxane realized that Cyrano wrote that letter. She confronted him and he denied it but she knew the truth.
Cyrano has many traits that allow him to express his true feelings towards Roxane, but because of his insecurity about his nose he destroys his own chance of experiencing true love. Christian is only loved for his outer beauty, but throughout the play Roxane learns to love his soul proving inner beauty is always more valuable than outer
Wilde first shows the importance of looks when Basil first sets eyes on Dorian Gray. "I knew that I had come face to face with someone whose mere personality was so fascinating that...it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself" (7). This was before Basil had even talked to Dorian, and he had already judged what type of personality he had, ...
“Flung leagues of roaring foam into the gorge below us, as far as the eye could see.” By using hyperbole, the author is lead the reader to the overall idea of the poem. “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “O’were I Loved as I desire to be”, use these devices to demonstrate the main theme of love isn’t as easy as it seems. The authors are able to create such emotional works by incorporating metaphors and other literary devices.
There are many stories about a guy with the name, Cyrano. Each story is interesting in its own way. One version of the story is the movie, Roxanne. The director of Roxanne is Fred Schepsi. The original play is written by Edmond Rostand in 1897. The two stories shares similarities, but also there are differences. Each version has its pros and cons. They are both about men who are not very good looking, but they are full of “inner beauty.” There is a very pretty woman that they fall in love with, but the woman falls in love with a very handsome guy. The woman has to choose between either “inner beauty” or “outer beauty.” In the beginning the woman chooses physical attractiveness, but later on the woman chooses “inner beauty.”
It is said that simplicity and complexity need each other. This saying corresponds with Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, in which Cyrano de Bergerac, a swashbuckling poet, and Baron Christian de Neuvillette, a dumbfounded romantic, in loving the same fair maiden, display contrasting characteristics. This foiling of characters highlights distinctive attributes of both men. The astounding wit and courage yet grotesque appearance Cyrano possesses oppose the exquisite physique yet floundering tongue and inept actions Christian offers; however, despite their differences, both figures ultimately find love with their beloved, Roxane.
Cyrano de Bergerac was a play written in the 1800’s by a French man named Edmond Rostand. The play is a love story about two characters that are opposites and love the same woman. One of the characters is called Cyrano de Bergerac and is the namesake of the play. He is considered ugly because of his huge nose but is a renaissance man and a truly unique person. The other character is Christian de Neuvillette who is handsome but not nearly as smart as Cyrano. They both love a woman named Roxane who is Cyrano’s cousin. Roxane is searching for a perfect man, a combination of Christian looks and Cyrano’s mind. Cyrano de Bergerac is the humorous and tragic tale of their quest for her love. It is only fitting that this play is set in Rostand’s home
Some other essential props is a big fake, disgusting nose. Cyrano’s nose is of the utmost significance as it represents his insecurities. Although he often praises his nose and makes fun of his nose, his nose was the sole impediment to obtaining the love of Roxane. Cyrano is great at a lot of things, but his nose was his greatest failure. It was a symbol that intelligence and wisdom has no real correlation with physical features. Another prop would be parchment and a quill because letters are frequently exchanged between the characters. Cyrano stays up late nights writing about Roxane and what she means to him. These letters are a symbol of not only love, but also deception. The letters are where we can finally find Cyrano’s true identity.
Throughout the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” the self titled main protagonist comes into contact with many unusual characters. All of these characters work together to shape the protagonist as well as the theme and plot of the story. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” tells many different secrets about mankind and how easily influenced humans are. Dorian was an extremely vain individual, who was mostly influenced by three people throughout the novel, who believed physical beauty was the key to life and happiness. Dorian was mostly influenced by two of his great comrades who in contrast influenced him from opposite viewpoints. The third influence was his immature lover. These three characters all worked together to change Dorians viewpoint on life as well as his viewpoint on each other. The actions and comments of these three characters shape the novel, theme that beauty is a combination of not only physical appearance but attitude and character.
...e ability to achieve anything in life. Hopefully, readers would learn from this novel that beauty is not the most important aspect in life. Society today emphasizes the beauty of one's outer facade. The external appearance of a person is the first thing that is noticed. People should look for a person's inner beauty and love the person for the beauty inside. Beauty, a powerful aspect of life, can draw attention but at the same time it can hide things that one does not want disclosed. Beauty can be used in a variety of ways to affect one's status in culture, politics, and society. Beauty most certainly should not be used to excuse punishment for bad deeds. Beauty is associated with goodness, but that it is not always the case. This story describes how the external attractiveness of a person can influence people's behavior and can corrupt their inner beauty.