Cyrano De Bergerac by: Edmond Rostand “Perception of beauty is a moral test” (Henry David Thoreau). This quote is greatly related to the play Cyrano De Bergerac and its theme about love. The quote itself means that the way a person shows appreciation of beauty is a test given by nature to show the sincerity in a person’s heart. If the person takes the gift of beauty for granted, the person is selfish and …showed first 75 words of 564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 564 total…life. In conclusion, one must not be so self-conscious. They must set their priorities straight in order to get somewhere in life feeling happy and fulfilled, not obliged. The quote directly relates to the play Cyrano De Bergerac because the theme is love and about how one man overcame his “moral test” and expressed his true feelings to the woman he secretly loved so dearly. This gave Cyrano the sense of completion in his life.