I love the character of Cyrano de Bergerac, a man who decides to overcome a supposed disadvantage (in Cyrano's case: an overpronounced nose), by being amazing at everything: he is a raconteur, a man whose swordsmanship skills are only matched by his razor-sharp wit.
He is the character we all want to be...
...And then there are scenes like this monolgue, where he longs for romance, yet believes that no-one could love him back, because of what he believes to be a defect. We realise that Cyrano de Bergerac isn't the character that we want to be- he is us. He is the part of ourselves that ignore what make us great, or unique, and instead focus on what we are ashamed of, or body parts we think are ugly. In that respect, Cyrano de Bergerac is a fascinating and, I find, inspiring character.
