Act 5, Scene 3 Summary

Ragueneau confides to Le Bret that a lackey dropped a piece of wood out of a window onto Cyrano's head while he was on his way to the convent. He tells him that he is not dead but unconscious and lying in his apartment with his head bandaged. The men rush off as Roxane returns, they do not tell her where they are going.

Act 5, Scene 3 Analysis

Cyrano is attacked before his friend gets a chance to warn him, by a coward that throws a wood block out of a window rather than face his sword.