The act that set the tone of Act 1 in Cyrano de Bergerac was that of the drunken party guy called Ligniere who left the play to go and get drunk and party
Explanation:
The action of the character Ligniere , appearing in the play being drunk and leaving for the same created his identity in the play as a drunk character. His actions and words all support the mockery tone of the play. In addition, the theme of the play is identity thus in a mockery tone we are introduced to the traits of Ligniere as drunk person who would prefer parties over serious matters.
The reason why the Declaration of Independence is so persuasive is that Jefferson uses deductive arguments, which includes examples of Britain's wrong doings, which gives the person reading the document a chance to see exactly why they are breaking from Great Britain.