Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac

In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, the theme of love is constant throughout the whole play. The main love interests consists of Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian, but the three overshadow another love line between Ragueneau and his wife, Lise. Although the two are married, the real love line is between Ragueneau and poetry. Though the two are rather small characters and lack appearances, Ragueneau shows that love does not have to be found in a person and that it is important to find one’s passion and true self even if it costs something in return. Ragueneau is a pastry chef who, like Cyrano, has a deep love for poetry. His wife, Lise, comes to realize this, in Act 2 Scene 1 Line 25, when she uses her husband’s poetry as wrapping paper for his pastries in which he replies, “my precious books, dismembered, torn!” Upset by this, Ragueneau then calls Lise a murderess. After this, Lise realizes that Ragueneau does not love her as much as he loves poetry as she says, “…before they came, you never called me murderess!” (2,1,30). …show more content…
As people of all generations seek for a significant other, they begin to forget that love does not have to be found in just people. Love’s talent in adapting to anything is what makes it beautiful and Ragueneau shows this through his passion of poetry. Being in a relationship does not mean that one has to sacrifice their passions either. Lise leaves Ragueneau because she was not accepting of his passion, and although this did temporarily sadden Ragueneau, his love for poetry helps him recover as he seeks his dream of being an author. If someone is not accepting of another person’s passion then they will not be able to accept the person as a whole. However, when one is able to find their passion and true self, that is enough to fill the void of