In the play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand, the antagonist Cyrano is an eloquent, charming, and abrasive man whose extremely large nose gives him much insecurity. Cyrano is in love with a beautiful woman named Roxane but, because of his insecurity, he does not tell her. Instead, he joins with a dashing young man named Christian and combines his own charm, wit and eloquence with the looks of young Christian to form the "perfect …showed first 75 words of 429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 429 total…achieves. In addition, Roxane was also stolen from him by Christian. He declares, " There was the allegory of my whole life: I, in the shadow, at the ladder's foot, while others lightly mount to Love and Fame!" Christian's good looks entranced Roxane, and when Cyrano helps Christian to write to Roxane, his letters win her over. Again, Cyrano falls short of what he desires even though it is his soul who Roxane loves, not Christian's.