True Love

Of the three characters involved in the “love triangle”, Roxane is the only that displays the most pure love. In the early goings of the play, it seems that Roxane is only searching for a match on the exterior. She exclaims her love for Christian to Cyrano solely based on his looks. She really did not know much about who he was as a man. The thing that shows her pure love is her ability to change, and learn from her mistakes. When it becomes apparent that Christian is not the man that he appeared to be, she loses her feelings towards him. She shows that she is not the superficial woman she once was; it became much more important to her to find a man with a sound mind and heart. Roxane says that no matter the looks of the man who had been writing her the letters, she would still love him for what he had on the inside. This shows the most pure form of love; care for a true connection in another person. While the two men both show love for Roxane, a lack of confidence from both of them take away from the quality of their love. Christian had the woman’s heart, whether it be from only his looks or not. He could not express the way he felt to the woman he “loved”, so he confided in an outside source to do so. This shows cowardice and a lack of genuine love for Roxane. Cyrano shows a very pure love for Roxane, but due to no confidence in his appearance, he is too scared to pursue her. His hesitation towards the woman of his dreams shows weakness. The two men had opportunities to win the heart of Roxane, but neither had the courage to make an honest attempt. Even though Roxane is initially shallow, she shows change, and shows the purest love for the mystery man that is writing her.