Comparing Cyrano de Bergerac and the Movie, Roxanne Essay -- Compare C

Comparing Cyrano de Bergerac and the Movie, RoxanneIsnt it easier to accept the idea that a main character would be engaged in a fist fight, rather than a sword fight? Arent fire fighters, as characters, more believable than a bunch of olden day French cadets? I certainly think so. To me it is honourable more real to have the setting of a story in modern successions and in the United States. Rostands Cyrano De Bergerac is written about a time that no one alive now has experienced. There is the alike plot idea that an ugly man wants the pretty girl, but she is too busy existence infatuated with the pretty boy to notice the intellect of the man she truly comes to love. Steve Martins Roxanne and Rostands Cyrano De Bergerac are similar in the sense that they both appeal to the people of the same time period in which each one was written and performed. Ever been to Paris, France in the year 1640? No? Well neither have I, but I have been residing in the United States in modern times. I advertd more to this version of Cyrano de Bergerac because the settings are familiar. In the original version there is a sword fight at a theater. Well for one, most people nowadays have the mind set that sword fights are for the aristocrats and Romeo and Juliet. Roxanne has fist fights and more events happen in a bar. I?ve seen fist fights and I have been in a bar and grill which is why I can relate to Roxanne. Another modern twist to Roxanne is the occupations of the characters. The fire figh...