ACT I, Scene iii, pages 26-47
Le Bret
Montfluery
Cuigy
A Marquis
The Marquis
Another Voice
A Burgher
A Lady
A Nobleman
A Page
Bellerose
Jodelet
A Young Man
The Old Burgher
The Lady Intellectuals
A Meddler
The Meddler
Valvert
De Guiche
A Light Horseman
A Woman
A Woman’s Voice
A Musketeer
The Doorkeeper
The Refreshment Girl
Rageneau
ACT I, Scene v, pages 47-57
Le Bret
The doorkeeper
The Duenna
A Voice
Cuigy
Brissaille
Lingiere
An Actress
The Actress
Another Actress
A Third Actress
Jodelet
ACT I STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SETTING AND MOOD
Setting: Paris, 1640, the evening at the Hotel de
Burgogne
Mood: happy, lighthearted, sad (Cyrano is lonely),
serious suspenseful, adventurous
ACT I STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SYMBOLS
-Cyrano’s Nose: weakness, individuality
-Bag of Money—idealism
-Macaroon—pride, won’t take charity
ACT I STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
ARCHETYPES
-Hero—Cyrano is the hero because he fights the
devil figures
-Outcast—Cyrano is the outcast because of his
nose.
-Devil Figures—De Guiche and Valvert are devil
figures because they plan to trap Roxane into an
affair.
ACT I STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
IMPORTANT LINES
Cyrano: “I may not cut a stylish figure, but I hold
my soul erect.”
ACT II, Scene ix, pages 93-104
A Cadet
The Cadet
Christian
Rageneau
Another Cadet
First Cadet
Second Cadet
Third Cadet
Fourth Cadet
Fifth Cadet
Sixth Cadet
Seventh Cadet
Carbon
The Musketeer
First Page
Second Page
ACT III, Scene iv, pages 118-149
Christian
Roxane
The Capuchin
De Guiche
ACT II STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SETTING AND MOOD
Setting: Next Morning; Workroom of Pastry Shop;
Street; Dining Area of Pastry Shop
Mood: Sad, suspenseful, humorous
ACT II STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SYMBOLS
-Blood: represents Cyrano’s broken heart. Roxane
is the only one who can heal it.
-Plume (feather in hat): represents Cyrano’s
bravery
ACT II STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
ARCHETYPES
-Unhealable Wound: Cyrano’s love for Roxane;
she loves Christian
-Ritual: Exchange of love letters between Roxane
and Christian (Cyrano)
-Hunting Group of Companions: Le Bret and
Christian are Cyrano’s Friends
-Mentor: Cyrano is Christian’s mentor.
ACT II STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
IMPORTANT LINES
Cyrano: “No need to sign it since I’ll give it to
her myself.”
Roxane to Cyrano: “Oh, I love you.”
ACT II STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
BRIEF PLOT SUMMARY
1. Roxane and Cyrano meet at Ragueneau’s.
2. Cyrano finds out she loves Christian and he
agrees to protect him.
3. Christian and Cyrano meet; Christian insults
Cyrano’s nose.
4. Cyrano offers to speak and write to Roxane for
Christian to win Roxane’s love.
ACT III STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SETTING AND MOOD
Setting: A few weeks later; evening outside of
Roxane’s house
Mood: Romantic
ACT III STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SYMBOLS
-Jasmine, Lilies, Roses: represent love, beauty,
and romance
-Balcony: represent barrier between Cyrano and
Roxane; they put Roxane on a pedestal
-Darkness: represents secrecy
ACT III STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
ARCHETYPES
-Star-Crossed Lovers: Cyrano and Roxane because they
are cousins; Christian and Roxane because they are
different stations in life.
-Damsel in Distress: De Guiche is after Roxane and she
has to trick him to get away.
-Heaven vs Hell: Roxane on the balcony represents a
goddess; Cryano is below in his own hell since he cannot
tell her the truth.
-The Ritual: The wedding ceremony of Roxane and
Christian is a ritual.
ACT III STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
IMPORTANT LINES
Roxane to Christian: “It would displease me if you
became ugly.”
Cyrano to Roxane: “I’m speaking to you for the
first time.”
ACT III STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
BRIEF PLOT SUMMARY
1.
2.
3.
4.
Christian tries to speak for himself and fails.
Cyrano speaks to Roxane under the balcony.
Christian and Roxane marry.
Cyrano distracts De Guiche during the
wedding ceremony by pretending he fell from
the moon.
5. De Guiche sends Cyrano and Christian to war.
6. Cyrano promises Roxane that Christian will
write every day.
ACT IV STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SETTING AND MOOD
Setting:1 month later, daybreak; the soldiers’
Camp in between battles; tents, weapons, and
drums; silence except for shots
Mood: Intense, Sad
ACT IV STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
SYMBOLS
-White Scarf: represents Cyrano’s honesty and
integrity
-Food: represents hope
-Letter: represents death, Cyrano’s love, Roxane’s
love for Christian
ACT IV STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
ARCHETYPES
-Evil Figure with a Good Heart: De Guiche
decides to stay with the soldiers and fight with
them after Roxane arrives.
-Scapegoat: Christian dies on the battlefield with
Roxane still thinking that he wrote her the letters.
-Damsel in Distress: Roxane risks her life to visit
Christian before the next battle.
-Death and Rebirth: Christian dies in the evening.
ACT IV STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
IMPORTANT LINES
Cyrano: “I don’t believe in declining the honor of
being a target.”
Roxane to Christian: “I’d still love you if you
suddenly became ugly…”
Cyrano: “And now I too must die, since, without
knowing it, she’s mourning for me in him.”
ACT IV STUDY GUIDE INFORMATION
BRIEF PLOT SUMMARY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The soldiers have no food.
De Guiche and Cyrano have an argument.
Cyrano writes the last letter to Roxane.
Roxane arrives at the camp.
Roxane says she loves Christian’s soul.
Christian wants Cryano to tell Roxane the
truth.
7. Christian dies and De Guiche takes Roxane to
get her away from danger.
8. The soldiers continue to fight.
ACT IV, Scene vii, pages 182-198
Christian
Roxane
Cyrano
Le Bret
Carbon
De Guiche
A Voice
Ragueneau
The Cadet
A Spanish Officer
ACT V, Scene v, pages 210-223
Roxane
Cyrano
Le Bret
Ragueneau
Sister Marthe