Cyrano's Tragic Flaw

The Tragic Flaw of Cyrano de Bergerac (Final Draft) A proverb of the wise king of Israel named Solomon once said, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." In the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, nothing could be farther from the truth, for a character named Cyrano has this characteristic. According to Webster's dictionary, pride is the quality or state of being proud, which is an ostentatious display of oneself. …

…Cyrano is not vainglorious; he does and can have pride for a reason, nevertheless it may not be the truly beneficial action for him to do. There is a hinting gleam of his more reserve personality in play when act five begins but it was too late. Pride indirectly killed him, and the tragic flaw of the seemingly flawless Cyrano. In spite of that, a simple fire log killed him. How the mighty have fallen!