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Cyrano de Bergerac

Scene 4 · Cyrano Challenges Montfleury

Summary

Cyrano forces Montfleury from the stage, then turns Valvert’s insult about his nose into a dazzling sword fight. After defeating him while reciting poetry, Cyrano gives away his money, proudly choosing a dramatic gesture despite having nothing left for dinner.

Key Events

  1. Cyrano orders Montfleury to leave the stage, threatens the protesting audience, and forces the actor to disappear after counting “One! Two! Three!”
  2. Cyrano explains that he despises Montfleury’s poor acting, then throws a purse onto the stage to repay the theatre and end the performance.
  3. Cyrano rejects the need for a patron and publicly defends his enormous nose, striking and kicking a busybody who insults his appearance.
  4. Valvert mocks Cyrano’s nose, but Cyrano answers with a long display of wit before challenging him to a duel and composing a ballade while they fight.
  5. Cyrano completes his poem with a final thrust that defeats Valvert, winning the crowd’s admiration while leaving Le Bret worried by his reckless behaviour.
  6. Cyrano reveals that his generous gesture has cost his entire month’s allowance, then accepts only a grape, water, and half a macaroon from the orange-girl.

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