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Cyrano Boon Or Bane Analysis

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I believe that the person who makes the most fun of Cyrano’s nose is Christian. This act of insult towards Cyrano is most prominently seen as Cyrano tells how he defeated over one hundred men alone the previous night. As Cyrano tells the creatively true story, Christian abruptly interrupts him insulting his nose in fitting parts of the story. Normally, when one finds himself insulting Cyrano’s nose, he uses his clever choice of words to defeat them. This time, Cyrano seemingly embrace Christian because of his knowledge of his dear cousin’s, Roxane, love for him. After a short exchange of words, Christian confides his deceiving plan in Cyrano. I believe that Christian uses these insults to easily request Cyrano’s help in his quest of love for

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