Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his young cousin Roxane but does not dare to confess his love to her It must be said that Cyranos prominent nasal appendage attracts him constant mockery which often forces him to defend his honor with weapons When Roxane reveals to him that she loves the handsome Christian a cadet of Gascony like Cyrano the latter undertakes to take him under his protection But the young man is cruelly lacking in spirit It is therefore Cyrano who writes love letters to Roxane in her name in which he expresses the ardent flame he also feels for his cousin He even helps Christian to marry his beloved in secret It is only years later and after having been the victim of an attack that Cyrano on the verge of death will finally declare his passion for her