Cyrano's nose is his sword and shield, however it is a double edged sword, because on one hand he could gain Roxane's love, but on the other hand he could lose his courage & eloquent skill. .
Cyrano is the perfect renaissance hero however he has a dark despondent counterpart that shows either when he is alone or when he is with a trusted friend. We can almost assume that Cyrano has been bullied since he was a child because of his nose. Bullying lowers self-esteem while it also builds character whether one turns good, bad, or like Cyrano's case, both. Though he has learned to show only his heroic personality in public, as opposed to when he is alone or with Le Bret when he shows his dark & despondent outlook. When he was bullied he was in the "labyrinth ". A labyrinth is known as a dark place that has traps and is similar to a maze, this represents the time that Cyrano did not know what to do because he was alone and felt that everyone was superior compared to him because of his huge nose. However he escaped the labyrinth, and maze as a true Renaissance hero. Page 18 -26 is the nose speech, and ballad, this scene shows Cyrano's sportsmanship, humor, and resourcefulness because instead of fighting Valvert right away he improved the insult intended towards him making it more creative to point out that Valvert lacks the ability to think creatively. He also fought Valvert while reciting a ballad that he had just made a few minutes ago. On Page 26 Cyrano also shows pessimism by immediately believing that Roxane will laugh at his nose if they were to speak, also he talks about his sadness that comes at him like a wave when he is alone, yet he is still a brave hero as he faces the sadness alone, not even letting himself feel the relief of his own tears. Yet he only confides this to Le Bret which shows that he has only a few people that he can truly trust. Page 40-41 was Roxane's confession, Cyrano is led to believe that he is the one Roxane loves but she says that the one she loves is handsome.
