Cyrano de Bergerac
1. Analyze the nose speech.
a. What does this monologue show about Cyrano’s character?
b. What motivates him to give it?
c. Choose your favorite insult from the speech and explain why you picked it.
2. Analysis of the poem-duel scene.
a. What does the scene reveal about Cyrano's fighting ability? What kind of control does Cyrano have over Valvert?
b. Quote two of the best insults in the poem?
c. How does Cyrano fight on two levels?
d. What does the saying "The pen is mightier than the sword" reveal about this scene?
e. Why does Valvert, who has a reputation as a good fighter, lose so easily?