Cyrano

__ Cyrano pg. 1-24__ 1.Montfleury is beginning his monolougue when Cyrano begins to heckle him. a. he calls him mean names like "swine" and "goose" b/c, according to Cyrano, Montfleury is full of himself and yet lacks any real talent. b. Cyrano provokes the crowd "One universal challenge to you all..." when the crowd gangs up on him for being a bully c. It is revealed on page 40 that in addition to hating him for his lamentable acting skills, Cyrano also hates Montfleury b/c he once caught him looking at Roxane, who is Cyrano's love interest. d. Cyrano throws away the rest of his money to the theater manager to excuse his behavior and it is then revealed that Cyrano has no patron b/c he is too proud to work for anyone. 2. Cyrano is very sensitive about his nose a. "A great nose indicates a great man." -Cyrano. i. Claims to take pride in his nose, yet very angry when people look at it or make comments about it. a. he strikes a meddler who gave his nose a weird look b. When Valvert tries to end Cyrano's tirade, Cyrano shot back at him with a slew of nose jokes aimed at himself i. shows that he is great at improv, super quick-witted and knowledgeable ii. Valvert points out that Cyrano does not dress as a wealthy man ought to dress, and Cyrano claims that he wears his adornments "on his soul" iii. Cyrano and Valvert fence, Cyrano makes a rhyme as the two engage in their fighting, impressing the audience with his brains and brawn

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__Cyrano pg. 69-88__ 1). People were praising Cyrano, but he was rejecting everything they said. (On page 69) 2). DeGuiche arrives and finds out Cyrano is a cadet. (One of the Gascons) 3). All of the Cadets are proud. 4). De Guiche admits HE was the one who sent the 100 men Cyrano fought. Offers Cyrano a job writing plays (playwright) for the Cardinal. 5). Christian proves his bravery by making fun of Cyrano's nose.

__Pg. 108-128__ Roxane wanted a kiss from Christian and the capuchin delivers a letter to Roxane. Christian and Roxane go into the house and get married. While they are busy doing that, De Guiche comes and Cyrano's job is to distract him from going inside of the house. Cyrano pretends he fell from the moon and does not know where he is so De Guiche should help him. This works for a bit, but De Guiche gets tired of his nonsense. Then Roxane and Christian come outside and they are told that Christian must go to the front. Roxane tells Cyrano to watch over him and Christian and Cyrano promise that Christian will write to her.