"Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand.

In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano, the main character, professes his love to Roxane, whom he has loved for quite a while, but finds she is in love with another man. This man, Baron Christian de Neuvillette is in his own company, the Guards, but Cyrano does not kill him, because Cyrano is an honorable man and a great friend. An honorable person is describes as being a person deserving of a good …

…example, he tells Christian that Roxane loves him, and not Cyrano. Also, Cyrano protects Ligniere from the angry mob of one-hundred men. Last, Cyrano guards Christian from danger when Roxane asks him to do so, even though it is conflicting with his interest of his love for Roxane. These show that Cyrano was a principled man and a good friend. Works Cited Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac. Trans. Brian Hooker. New York: Bantam Books, March 1981.