Roxane's sexuality is probably one reason why appearance is a main impact on her view of others. She is the main object of the men's sexual 'desires,' and those feelings can be reflected back on Roxane, making her only interested in their outward looks. She also has quite an outgoing personality; she knows what she wants in life and in men, so she is picky and does not want to just settle down with one person. However, she does have her flaws. She admits that at first she was very shallow about her feelings towards the men and admits that it was wrong. She is also blind that Cyrano is trying to win her over, not Christian.
Besides her initial interest being the good looks of the men interested in her, she eventually admits that she loves Christian for who he is inside. However, this is an main turning point in the play. This is where two opinions can be made of Roxane. Although it is hard to just believe that what she says is true and how she really feels, she says she is in love with Cyrano, who is deformed. This shows, however, that her power of love is true and she has more pure love than other characters since she loves someone who is not attractive. Her kindness never changes throughout the play, showing her sincere power of love over attraction.
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