Both Uses of
frivolous
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- --I come to crave your pardon. (Ay, 'tis time
To sue for pardon, now that death may come!)
For the insult done to you when, frivolous,
At first I loved you only for your face!Act 4 *frivolous = not serious
- ROXANE: And later, love—less frivolous— Like a bird that spreads its wings, but can not fly— Arrested by your beauty, by your soul Drawn close—I loved for both at once!†
Act 4
Definition:
not serious
- in behavior or attitude -- as when acting silly or without appropriate seriousness
- in content -- as when describing something as trivial or unimportant