Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac

One thing in this world that everyone must acknowledge and live with is love. In the play Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano is so madly in love with Roxane that it has completely taken control of his life. One of the only emotions that could bring people together or lead civilizations to destruction is love. Famous love stories like Cyrano de Bergerac portray the magnificent impact of love. The only force that does not fade after death, that remains ingrained in the hearts of people and gives the motivation to drive them past the brink of their deaths, is love. Love is a powerful force that does not fade after death. Cyrano’s affection towards Roxane is so strong that it will not disappear even if he dies. His passion for …show more content…
… Why were you silent for so many years, all the while, every night and every day, He gave me nothing - you knew that - you knew here, in this letter lying on my breast, Your tears - you knew they were your tears -” (Rostand 264-265).

Mad to discover her true love to be hiding in plain sight, Roxane told Cyrano that she held that letter by her heart. So in a poetic way, both of them had placed their love for each other in their heart. Roxane had put the letter next to her heart, and Cyrano had put his heart in the letter. In addition to being a powerful force, love can give the proper incentive to keep going. When in a relationship, couples will do anything for each other, even forcefully fend off death. As Cyrano talks to Roxanne after they converse about the letter, he reveals his motive for coming over and displays the fatal wound on his head,
“An hour or so Before dinner, Monsieur de Bergerac Died, foully murdered. (He uncovers his head, and shows it swathed in bandaged.) … It seems Too logical - I have missed everything, even my death!” (Rostand 274-275 and 282-283). Making sure he gets to talk to Roxane about the letter, Cyrano takes it as far as to extend his life. He finds the right motivation to keep living a little more to talk about his

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