How the changed or maintained themes of Cyrano De Bergerac and its appropriation Roxanne illustrates the context each was produced in

"The relationship between the texts you have studied and their respective cultural context is significant because it provides insight into the way values have been maintained and changed. Discuss with reference to the text from the past and its appropriation."
Although Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano De Bergerac" and its modern day appropriation "Roxanne," share a similar plot and some themes, their respective cultural context reflects how values such as feminism, relationships, virtue and sacrifice have evolved over time while ideologies such "beauty being only skin deep" proves itself a univer…