Essay On Cyrano De Bergerac

Lost in Love

Many love stories end with happy endings, while others lead to tragedy. A forbidden love story, Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, displays a love triangle established through the main characters. Cyrano faced challenges, which impact how he is able to show his love. He is afraid to confess his feelings to Roxane because he knows she is in love with Christian, and is insecure about his nose. Unfortunately, he is self-consciousness about his nose, mainly due to its unusually massive size, prevents him from sharing these emotions directly to his love. In one case, this is shown in the balcony scene with Roxane, Christian, and Cyrano. For example, the balcony scene presents a situation with an obstacle towards the characters because Cyrano knows Roxane is in love with Christian, but cannot change the results of it since Roxane’s heart will break. He soon learns he has to let Roxane go, which is one of the hardest obstacles he has to face. Sometimes, letting loved ones go is devastating, but it is the right thing to do if it makes them happy.

Obstacles prevent those to show true feelings and affections to the ones who mean the most.
Furthermore, people hide their true feelings to protect one’s intentions with what morally belongs to them. During the balcony scene, Cyrano faces several obstacles to express his feelings towards Roxanne even though he failed at first. When Roxane says, “And I love you. . . and I am yours… and you/ Have made me thus,” she is truly in love with the words proclaimed by Cyrano, and not Christian himself (3.337-8). Not finding this out until later, Cyrano, therefore, is never able to confess his true love for Roxane. However, Cyrano does understand he must respect Christian and Roxane, and will not interfere in their relationship. While Christian gets to express his love through Cyrano, Cyrano faces challenges for his love for Roxanne, which only causes him to become more loyal towards Christian and more loving towards Roxane in the end. Cyrano faces many obstacles in the past that help the growth of his love towards Roxane increase.
Challenges from the past affect the negative and positive feelings one has towards others. Cyrano’s past makes him more timid to share his true feelings because he fears how people will react. When Cyrano proclaims that “I remember last year, the First of May,/A little before noon, you had your hair/ Drawn low, that one time only,” (3.308-10) he is supposedly pretending he is Christian, however he talks about a memory from a year ago, when Christian did not know Roxane. She is too love-stricken by “Christian’s words” to realize this wronging. This line hints that Cyrano is professing “Christian’s love” but through his own true affections toward Roxane, which he cannot directly express.
People will go to the extreme to maintain their loved one’s well-being.

This occurs in Cyrano de Bergerac, when Cyrano faces adversity and is unclear whether his feelings are more important than the interests of others. Christian tells Cyrano to “Win me that kiss” from Roxane because he understands that it will satisfy Roxane (3.361). Consequently, Cyrano is unsure to do so, he is afraid to admit his affection to Christian. Consequently, he realizes he needs to help his friend out to win the girl. He wants Roxane to be happy, and will sacrifice anything, even the chance to be with her, to ensure she is content with her life. Cyrano also believes he will never have a chance with Roxane, and although this is difficult for him to comprehend, there is nothing he can do to change the outcome of the situation. People obtain happiness when the most important people in life are supportive throughout tough

situations.
Adversity prevents people from showing their true feelings and affection towards the people who mean the most. Throughout Cyrano de Bergerac, Rostand displays this idea through the character’s experiences and troubles. Adversities affect Cyrano and his actions throughout the play. These challenges shape him and help him grow as a person. He learns that people find happiness and true love, not always immediately, and includes many challenges along the way. Although it may be hard to find, love will always find its way to the right person.