Cicero question....

[Elvis]

The other day someone mentioned something to me about me helping a friend plan a romantic evening for him and his GF.... ther person said "oh, like Cicero and ?????? " (from Shakespeare I believe)

And I'm drawing a blank on the person's name (?????)

Can anyone help?

 

[beli]

Cicero wasnt at all romantic. I think your friend probably meant Cyreno de Bergeac by Rostand.

 

[ABEL]

i'm pretty sure they meant Cyrano, as in Cyrano de Bergerac, as Cicero was a philosopher

 

[Elvis]

AHHHH THATS IT!.... ok... so what was the other guys name?

 

[beli]

Roxanne - that was her name - Cyrano and Roxanne.

Cicero was a character in Julius Caeser. I once saw an art house play of this umm play. Completely in Italian. The 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen" speech was given by an old naked man who shoved a camera up his nose so his trachiotomy (sp?) could be projected on the big screen. Cicero was a large naked male with his back to the audience. His back had been painted to look like a double bass and he just sat on his stool swaying in time with the Nazi interogation lamp swinging from the ceiling. Until a huge load of shoes fell on him from above.

Errr, we only made it to half time.

 

[beli]

Christian was the other bloke.

 

[Elvis]

ah.. yah.. ok... I just figured that out. Thanks everyone

 

[ABEL]

remember Steve Martin's movie, Roxanne (with Daryl Hannah), it was a modern version of the story, losely based on Cyrano de Bergerac

 

[Mr. BAW]

No more questions; you've exhausted your life lines!






Edited due to

 

[beli]

 

[ABEL]

 

[beli]

Edited due to

Can you edit it again, please. Im still not with you.... And nor are the olives that just fell off my bread.

 

[Mr. BAW]

No edits for you!!!!!!

 

[beli]

umm, whatever....

 

[bayernfc]

No edits for you!!!!!!

Edit Nazi!




edited due to lame Seinfeld reference!!

 

[AvsGirl41]

Shakespeare never did anything on Cyrano though, not that any of us smarties were confused.

Shakespeare did do Troilus and Cressida though, which is similar in sound.

*back to homework*

 

[beli]

Shakespeare wrote 'Julius Caeser' which includes Cicero. Elvis was correct in presuming Shakespeare wrote about Cicero, his friend just had the plot confused with Rostands 'Cyrano de Bergerac'. Easily done. I get my own personal plot confused on a daily basis.

 

[AvsGirl41]

I know he wrote Julius Caesar.

 

[zoney!]

Midway Airport in Chicago is on S. Cicero.