"Cyrano de Bergerac is a romantic poet, musician and a dashing officer in the French Army. He is a man of many talents. He is head over heels in love with his beautiful cousin, Roxane, who is unaware of his feelings. Despite being a strong-willed man, Cyrano does not express his feelings to Roxane. He has an extremely large nose, which creates self-doubt in him and he does not believe anyone would love him.
Cyrano de Bergerac is a fictional play, which portrays a real person of the same name and follows the outlines of his life."
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918), simply known as Edmond Rostand, was a French poet and dramatist. He is known for his romantic plays that were out of the ordinary in comparison with the popular theatre works of his time. He is best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. His work, Les Romanesques, was adapted to the musical comedy The Fantasticks.