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Iambic Pentameter
• Meter - the rhythm established in a line of poetry, usually determined by syllables and stresses.
• “iamb” – “foot”, or unstressed syllable• “pent” – five • Iambic pentameter – a line of poetry that alternates
unstressed syllables with stressed syllables, equaling 10 syllables per line of alternating stresses. (unstressed/stressed/unstressed/stressed…)
• Sounds like a heartbeat – the meter (rhythm) of love!
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Cyrano de Bergerac
By Edmond Rostand
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Edmond Rostand (1868-1918)
• French Playwright known for his light and entertaining style. Cyrano was his most popular play.
• His father pushed him towards law school, but he fell in love with literature and theatre in college, and became a playwright.
• He wrote other plays, but Cyrano was his “one hit wonder.”
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The Real Cyrano• Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 - 1655) was
a French duelist (swashbuckler) and satirist whom the play was based on.
• The play is set in France between the years 1640-1655, when Cyrano was
between 21 and 36 years old.
“She wants one man made of
Hercules and Cyrano” ~Spin Doctors
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About Cyrano• A playwright with a gift for words and a strong panache,
or sense of style and flair
• He loves the beautiful and intelligent Roxanne, but is insecure about pursuing her because of his appearance (his huge nose)
• Most of the characters in the play were real friends or contemporaries of Cyrano
"A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable,
generous, and liberal man." - Savinien Cyrano de
Bergerac
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What do all of these have in common?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzduf9GH8M&feature=related Hitch
• • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekEqEplAzDw&feature=results_vi
deo&playnext=1&list=PLC482E59AB6BFAC54 Seinfeld
• • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v09hscfyN-o boy meets world