All 24 Uses of
Monsieur
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- … LIGNIERE: Ha! so Monsieur de Corneille has come back from Rouen!†
Act 1
- RAGUENEAU (dressed in the Sunday clothes of a pastry-cook, going up quickly to Ligniere): Sir, have you seen Monsieur de Cyrano?†
Act 1
- (He looks around on all sides): Monsieur de Cyrano is not here?†
Act 1
- Monsieur de Bergerac.
Act 1 *Monsieur = Mr. (in French)
- Would fain marry Roxane to a certain sorry fellow, one Monsieur de Valvert, a viscount—and—accommodating!†
Act 1
- CHRISTIAN: To Monsieur de Valvert!†
Act 1
- A VOICE (singing at the back): Monsieur de Cyrano Displays his tyrannies: A fig for tyrants!†
Act 1
- See you these two sonnets of Monsieur Beuserade….†
Act 2
- THE DUENNA (opening the door): The cakes are eaten, Monsieur Bergerac!†
Act 2
- CUIGY (to Cyrano): Here is Monsieur de Guiche?†
Act 2
- Monsieur de Neuvillette, this in your ear: There's somewhat here, one no more dares to name, Than to say 'rope' to one whose sire was hanged!†
Act 2
- My last breath was drawn:— then in comes Monsieur de Bergerac!†
Act 3
- THE DUENNA (coming down quickly): Here comes Monsieur de Guiche!†
Act 3
- A CADET (looking toward the back of the stage): Ho! here comes Monsieur de Guiche.†
Act 4
- ROXANE: Monsieur de Bergerac, I am your cousin.†
Act 4
- —Some bread for Monsieur de Carbon!†
Act 4
- MOTHER MARGUERITE: I shall tell this to Monsieur Cyrano.†
Act 5
- MOTHER MARGUERITE: Monsieur Le Bret.†
Act 5
- (As he is going out, suddenly): Monsieur Le Bret!†
Act 5
- ROXANE (appearing on the steps, and seeing Le Bret go away by the colonnade leading to the chapel door): Monsieur le Bret!†
Act 5
- A SISTER (coming to the steps): Monsieur de Bergerac.†
Act 5
- ROXANE: I bid You hold your tongue, Monsieur de Bergerac!†
Act 5
- RAGUENEAU: Ah, Monsieur!†
Act 5
- RAGUENEAU: Oh, yes, indeed, Monsieur, The famous one, 'Que Diable allait-il faire?'†
Act 5
Definition:
-
(Monsieur) French equivalent to the English Mr.
or:
French equivalent to saying sir in English (a polite way to address a male)