Cyrano De Bergerac
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 1, Scene 5 Act 1, Scene 6 Act 1, Scene 7 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 6 Act 2, Scene 7 Act 2, Scene 8 Act 2, Scene 9 Act 2, Scene 10 Act 2, Scene 11 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5 Act 3, Scene 6 Act 3, Scene 7 Act 3, Scene 8 Act 3, Scene 9 Act 3, Scene 10 Act 3, Scene 11 Act 3, Scene 12 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 4, Scene 6 Act 4, Scene 7 Act 4, Scene 8 Act 4, Scene 9 Act 4, Scene 10 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6
Themes
All Themes Appearances and Identity The Many Kinds of Love Panache Social Hierarchy and the Romantic Ideal Loyalty and Honor
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Characters
All Characters Cyrano de Bergerac Baron Christian de Neuvillette Magdalene Robin / Roxane Count de Guiche Ragueneau Viscount de Valvert
Symbols
All Symbols Cyrano’s Nose The White Scarf
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Cyrano De Bergerac

by

Edmond Rostand

Cyrano De Bergerac: Act 2, Scene 5 Summary & Analysis

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The Many Kinds of Love
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Social Hierarchy and the Romantic Ideal
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Loyalty and Honor
Summary
Analysis
Cyrano sits in the shop. Suddenly, Roxane walks in, wearing a mask and accompanied by the Duenna. Cyrano greets the Duenna and offers her some cakes and pastries (Ragueneau isn’t present to protest). Cyrano invites the Duenna to eat the cakes outside, and then pushes her out the door. He is now alone with Roxane in the shop.
Cyrano smoothly gets the Duenna out the door by giving her cakes (even Cyrano isn’t above stealing from his good friend). The scene is now set perfectly: Roxane is all alone with Cyrano, ready to tell him her secret.
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