Since classical times, literary works have been classified as belonging to general types, which were variously defined. In literature, the broadest division is between poetry, prose, drama and feature film. Within which there are further divisions, such as, tragedy and comedy within the category of drama. The drama, Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand was used as a basis for the movie Roxanne. The content is presented differently, because of a different audience, nevertheless, the plot is fundamentally the same. The themes and value systems are comparable, with a constant theme of unrequited love, unselfishness and body image, all of which are displayed by the protagonist in both texts; however, the characters differ between genre. In looking at how the content of a text is presented differently according to the genre, there are classifications, categories or groups of texts which have familiar or instantly recognisable patterns, techniques or conventions, to be examined in the following. These include, setting, themes, narrative, characterisation and iconography. The original text, Cyrano de Bergerac, is a drama, whereas the interpretation, Roxanne, is a fea

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