Cyrano De Bergerac Character Analysis

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Cyrano de Bergerac In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, through his actions and words Baron Christian de Neuvillette emerges as the ideal Renaissance man. Cyrano de Bergerac takes place in France in the 17th century after two huge wars break out the Franco- Span war and the thirty years war. During this time the rule of power lied with the ones with the most money. War caused a huge downfall in economics and politics leading the insecurity of power nationwide. Edmond Rostand uses his characters in the play to reflect on the corruption in power, military and culture. In act four scene ten, Christian faces the inner conflict, man v. himself, when he discovers Roxane loves Christian’s letters more than she loves him because Roxanne believes it is Christian but it’s Cyrano and had been this whole time ,“I want to be loved for myself or not at all!” (190) Christian with An ideal Renaissance man contained beauty on the outside, physical beauty as well as athleticism. Most men enlisted in the military to not only seem more appealing for father’s with daughters needing a husband but as well as a hope for living the luxurious life in the military because of the funding of companies for the military. Another characteristic of the ideal man was excellent social skill and the ability to have strong business, personal, and romantic relationship. Along with being married into elevated status, Christian contained the beauty most didn’t possess making him an ideal renaissance man. However, besides physical beauty, another characteristic held in high esteem was poetic eloquence, intelligence and knowledge. These qualities could and often did lead to a life full of luxury for example Cyrano didn’t exactly have the physical beauty but contained the beauty of the mind and ability to express his emotions which is partially why he had a big name and elevated

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