De Guiche

De Guiche is an opposing double to Cyrano. He represents everything that Cyrano would become if Cyrano were to use his wit for flattery and social climbing. De Guiche is a violent, vengeful, and bitter man. As the play’s villain, he constantly plans to have Cyrano killed, and he is unafraid to admit it. He serves as a symbol of misguided and ineffective leadership. His troops do not respect him. They approve of him only late in the play, when he leads a complex military maneuver for the French and then helps rescue Roxane from the dangers of battle. He does become a better person near the end of the play—a change stemming from Cyrano’s remarkable example of kindness, heroism, and respectability. Some of the reason why I like him as a character is because he is the type that would backstab a person. The other only thing that I don’t like is why he tried to kill Cyrano. To me personally I think that that De Guiche would have defeated Cyrano in a fair battle. De Guiche is also a character that cannot be trust. As in one chapter when Cyrano and the other were fighting in the war De Gucihe fake his rank in order to live. By doing that it made De Gucihe seem like a selfish person by doing anything at any cost that will benefit himself for his survival during war. Another thing to add is that I like how De Gucihe changes toward the end. As I said earlier how he changes from Cyrano action it was nice to see a change from him even if he did play as a villain in the beginning. Well De Gucihe is a well suited character that I like very much. I just wish that him and Cyrano could have been good friends.