Monday, September 19, 2011
Cyrano the great!
Cyrano was certainly a very well done play. My initial gut reaction was o great another thou art play with outdated language that will need to be deconstructed in order for me to understand this work. I was surprised that it was not that necessary. The playwrites contextual clues allowed for a lot of understanding of the work. His long nose was also very comical I especially love his dialogue with the Viscount in the begining was what really got me interested in the character's extreme wit and intelligence. It is such a shame that he was filled with such self doubt that he never directly pursued Roxanne and only indirectly through Christian.
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I agree completely. I was worried going into reading this play thinking I won't be able to understand it. Thankfully, Rostand did a good job describing the scene beforehand for everyone to get the context. It does suck he lets his insecurity get the best of him.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely. I thought the play was very comical. Cyrano displayed extreme intelligence and virtue. I also agree it was shameful, that Cyrano had such self loathing. He should have been more confident, because Roxane obviously fell inlove with him through Christian.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the witty banter in the beginning of the play as well. It was what really got me hooked on the play. I thought it was hilarious and showed how clever and quick Cyrano was. Cyrano was a genius when it came to words and the opening scene was a great way to be introduced to that recurring theme throughout the play.
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