October, Thuesday 18th

We have studied in details the Balcony Scene. You can watch this video : 

 The scene takes place at night, after the party at the Capulets'.  

Night is a protection for the lovers and the moon symbolizes the feminity. 

Romeo is standing in the dark whereas Juliet is in the light.

We can find a reference to the Garden of Eden. Indeed, during the scene Romeo is in the Capulet's orchard. 

Athough Juliet is 12 years old, she is very thoughtful and calm. Romeo is lost in admiration for her.

 

You can read the complete analyse of the symbols of in this scene in this document.

 November, Thuesday, 8th

 We have also studied the references to the Balcony scene in others works.

 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand : 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Le Grand Fossé (Astérix) - Goscinny, Hergé

 

- West side story :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Aladdin : 

 - Gnoméo & Juliet : 

- Romeo and Juliet (with Leonardo DiCaprio) : 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Shakespeare in love : 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(You can clic on the photos to see in bigger)

I have chose to speak about the Balcony Scene of Cyrano de Bergerac.

The story : It's a play written in 1899 by Edmond Rostand, a french play-writer. It speaks about Cyrano de Bergerac, a poet whose nose is very big. He has a bad character and he is impulsive. He is in love with Roxane, a beautiful woman, but Roxane loves Christian, a cadet of Gascony (as Cyrano). Cyrano helps Christian to win the heart of Roxane and he teaches him poems. Unfortunately, Cyrano and Christian has to got to the war and Christian is killed. When Cyrano comes back, he confesses his love for Roxane, who is in a convent.

The Balcony Scene : In the balcony scene, as Juliet, Roxane is in the balcony. As Romeo, Christian is below. But there is a third character : Cyrano. He whispers poems to Christian, because he doesn't know how to speak to the women. As in Romeo and Juliet, the scene takes place at night what create intimacy. Only Roxane is in the light, that's why she didn't see Cyrano. It symbolizes the love of Cyrano, who endures loss for the one that he loves. And little by little, Cyrano speaks instead of Christian and tells Roxane very romantic verses. Roxane thinks that it's Christian's poems, and her love for him is stronger. Although Cyrano is desperate, he accepts the situation because he loves Roxane and wants her happiness.