Act one begins with a group of men playing cards and dice as they are eagerly anticipating the star of the play called, La Clorise by Monsieur Balthazar Baro. The audience and actors finally start to enter, but everybody is still awaiting the arrival of Monsieur de Cyrano. Everybody now suspects the reason of Cyrano absence is due to the problem he had with Montfleury who “took a dislike to Montfleury and ordered him not to appear on stage for a month”. Scene III ends as Cyrano finally arrives and says, “I’m about to lose my temper!”, which gets the crowd going.
The opening Scene in Cyrano de Bergerac is vital to the play because it introduces the characters in the play. The scene adds suspense with Cyrano not yet at the theater, but you also get a sense of detestation between Cyrano and Montfleury.
Without the opening scene right now there would be no drama or excitement going on the play. Lastly, it would also take away the great entrance made by Cyrano at the end of the scene which created a buzz in the crowd.
As I was reading through the play the word coquettish caught my attention. Coquettish is defined as a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection. The word was first used by Christian when he says, “ I’m afraid she may be coquettish and refined” (pg 15).
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