"The relationship between the texts you have studied and their respective cultural context is significant because it provides insight into the way values have been maintained and changed. Discuss with reference to the text from the past and its appropriation." Although Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano De Bergerac" and its modern day appropriation "Roxanne," share a similar plot and some themes, their respective cultural context reflects how values such as feminism, relationships, virtue and sacrifice have evolved …showed first 75 words of 1226 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1226 total…you have a beautiful flesh and bone nose with character!") The popularity and acceptance of the texts illustrates the ideology of the "inner beauty defeating the outer" as an unaltered social ideal in the respective contexts. In conclusion, clearly it is evident that the respective cultural contexts reveals that while most values are subject to change through time, there are also values that is maintained, despite of the numerous changes that may occur. WORD COUNT: 1099