Cyrano 2

Cyrano’s excessive honor is his tragic flaw that leads to his inevitable death. Throughout his life time, Cyrano is obsessed with keeping his honor and pride intact which causes him to endure pain. Cyrano’s life without Roxane demonstrates excessive honor as a tragic flaw. The pain he feels without her eats at his soul. Cyrano cannot have her love because he feels he must be true to his word. Because Cyrano has promised …

…in bed. But, he is so fixated with dying with esteem that he goes to see Roxane at the convent as he has been doing for years, even knowing that it will probably kill him. In this case, Cyrano’s pride and honor result in his tragic death. Cyrano cannot neglect the need he has to keep his honor and pride intact. In the end, this tragic flaw is the cause of his inevitable death.