Cyrano De Bergerac

Cyrano De Bergerac

by

Edmond Rostand

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Viscount de Valvert Character Analysis

A young nobleman who tries and fails to woo Roxane on behalf of the Count de Guiche (who can’t do so himself, since he’s engaged to another woman). Valvert is proud, rude, and spiteful, and after he insults Cyrano de Bergerac’s large nose, it’s satisfying for the characters (and us) to watch Cyrano defeat him in a duel.

Viscount de Valvert Quotes in Cyrano De Bergerac

The Cyrano De Bergerac quotes below are all either spoken by Viscount de Valvert or refer to Viscount de Valvert. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Appearances and Identity Theme Icon
).
Act 1, Scene 4 Quotes

THE VISCOUNT:
Sir, your nose is. . . hmm. . . it is. . . very big!

CYRANO (gravely):
Very!

THE VISCOUNT (laughing):
Ha!

CYRANO (imperturbably):
Is that all?. . .

THE VISCOUNT:
What do you mean?

CYRANO:
Ah no! young blade! That was a trifle short!
You might have said at least a hundred things
By varying the tone.

Related Characters: Cyrano de Bergerac (speaker), Viscount de Valvert (speaker)
Related Symbols: Cyrano’s Nose
Page Number: 50-51
Explanation and Analysis:
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Viscount de Valvert Quotes in Cyrano De Bergerac

The Cyrano De Bergerac quotes below are all either spoken by Viscount de Valvert or refer to Viscount de Valvert. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Appearances and Identity Theme Icon
).
Act 1, Scene 4 Quotes

THE VISCOUNT:
Sir, your nose is. . . hmm. . . it is. . . very big!

CYRANO (gravely):
Very!

THE VISCOUNT (laughing):
Ha!

CYRANO (imperturbably):
Is that all?. . .

THE VISCOUNT:
What do you mean?

CYRANO:
Ah no! young blade! That was a trifle short!
You might have said at least a hundred things
By varying the tone.

Related Characters: Cyrano de Bergerac (speaker), Viscount de Valvert (speaker)
Related Symbols: Cyrano’s Nose
Page Number: 50-51
Explanation and Analysis: