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Cyrano De Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand All new material ©2010 Enotes.com Inc. or its Licensors. All Rights Reserved. No portion may be reproduced without permission in writing from the publisher. For complete copyright information please see the online version of this text at http://www.enotes.com/cyrano-de-text Table of Contents Notes.....................................................................................................................................................................1 Reading Pointers for Sharper Insights.............................................................................................................2 Dedication............................................................................................................................................................5 Dramatis Personae..............................................................................................................................................6 Act I......................................................................................................................................................................7 A Performance at the Hotel de Bourgogne..............................................................................................7 Scene I......................................................................................................................................................7 Scene II..................................................................................................................................................11 Scene III.................................................................................................................................................19 Scene IV.................................................................................................................................................23 Scene V..................................................................................................................................................38 Scene VI.................................................................................................................................................41 Scene VII...............................................................................................................................................43 Act II..................................................................................................................................................................46 The Poet's Eating-House........................................................................................................................46 Scene I....................................................................................................................................................46 Scene II..................................................................................................................................................48 Scene III.................................................................................................................................................49 Scene IV.................................................................................................................................................52 Scene V..................................................................................................................................................56 Scene VI.................................................................................................................................................57 Scene VII...............................................................................................................................................62 Scene VIII..............................................................................................................................................70 Scene IX.................................................................................................................................................71 Scene X..................................................................................................................................................75 Scene XI.................................................................................................................................................79 Act III.................................................................................................................................................................81 Roxane's Kiss.........................................................................................................................................81 Scene I....................................................................................................................................................81 Scene II..................................................................................................................................................85 Scene III.................................................................................................................................................89 Scene IV.................................................................................................................................................90 Scene V..................................................................................................................................................91 Scene VI.................................................................................................................................................93 Scene VII.............................................................................................................................................100 Scene VIII............................................................................................................................................101 Scene IX...............................................................................................................................................101 Scene X................................................................................................................................................103 Scene XI...............................................................................................................................................105 Scene XII.............................................................................................................................................110 i Table of Contents Act IV...............................................................................................................................................................113 The Cadets of Gascony........................................................................................................................113 Scene I..................................................................................................................................................113 Scene II................................................................................................................................................115 Scene III...............................................................................................................................................117 Scene IV...............................................................................................................................................120 Scene V................................................................................................................................................125 Scene VI...............................................................................................................................................129 Scene VII.............................................................................................................................................133 Scene VIII............................................................................................................................................137 Scene IX...............................................................................................................................................140 Scene X................................................................................................................................................143 Act V.................................................................................................................................................................150 Cyrano's Gazette..................................................................................................................................150 Scene I..................................................................................................................................................150 Scene II................................................................................................................................................152 Scene III...............................................................................................................................................156 Scene IV...............................................................................................................................................157 Scene V................................................................................................................................................157 Scene
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