Cyrano de Bergerac | Act IV Summary

Act IV: The Cadets of Gascoyne
Act IV occurs at Arras, the front of France's war against Spain. Cyrano has risked his life every day by crossing the battlefield to ensure that Roxane receives her daily letter. All are shocked when a carriage arrives at the camp containing Roxane and Raguenea; she has come to see Christian, and he has come to supply the hungry men with food and wine. In a conversation with Christian, Roxane asks for his "forgiveness." She feels that she has sinned, that she has fallen in love with him only because he was "beautiful." She tells him that even...

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