Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 2, Scene 2 summary
Act 2, Scene 2 of 51 · 2 min to read the scene
In Act 2, Scene 2, Ragueneau struggles to wrap three pies because the bags carry verses he treasures, while Lise grows impatient with his hesitation. He gives the children extra pies to recover a sonnet, then discovers butter on its paper as Cyrano enters.
What happens
- Two children request three pies and ask Ragueneau to wrap them.
- Ragueneau rejects two bags after reading their verses, then reluctantly chooses one bearing a sonnet to Phillis.
- Lise mocks his hesitation and turns away to arrange plates.
- Ragueneau offers six pies instead of three in exchange for the sonnet, and the children accept.
- He smooths the recovered paper and laments a butter stain as Cyrano enters hurriedly.
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What to notice
The bargain shows his attachment to poetry through a concrete sacrifice of food. He makes it while Lise faces away.
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Why does Ragueneau offer the children six pies?
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