Act 1, Scene 6 Summary

Scene Six, which is the last in Act One, has Cyrano fretting over his meeting with Roxane and Le Bret trying to calm his nerves. As they go to leave the great hall Cuigy, Brissaille and several officers enter the door supporting Lignière who is completely drunk. Cuigy tells Cyrano that Lignière has been looking for him. Lignière, being alerted by Christian, is now aware of the danger he is in and slurs a plea to Cyrano to allow him sanctuary at his home to hide from the "one-hundred men against me." Cyrano, outraged, tells Lignière that he will defend him against attack and that he will escort Lignière home. The actresses, officers, and all others still in the theater, overhear this declaration by Cyrano and all want to witness the battle. The whole lot of...