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| Character | Joan La Pucelle | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | |
| Age Range(s) | Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Persuasive, Descriptive, Rejoicing/Excited, Reminiscing life story/Telling a story | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Historical, Drama | |
| Description | Joan of Arc introduces herself to the king | |
| Location | Act I, scene 2, line 77. | |
Summary
The setting is the Hundred Years' War. The French have captured the English general Talbot. The French Dauphin Charles and his generals Alencon and Rene' think they will be able to defeat the English easily now but are surprised by the English soldiers' determination to resist until their last breath.
The Bastard of Orleans enters the scene and tells King Charles that he might have the solution to his problem, Joan of Arc, a young peasant girl who claims had a vision from heaven that told her to recover the French territory from the English. Joan of Arc enters the scene.
In this monologue Joan of Arc introduces herself to the king, tells him that she is a shepherd's daughter and that one day when she was tending her sheep she had a vision of God's mother who told her to free her country from the English. She challenges him to ask her anything or even to fight with her. She tells him that she will help him liberate France.
The Bastard of Orleans enters the scene and tells King Charles that he might have the solution to his problem, Joan of Arc, a young peasant girl who claims had a vision from heaven that told her to recover the French territory from the English. Joan of Arc enters the scene.
In this monologue Joan of Arc introduces herself to the king, tells him that she is a shepherd's daughter and that one day when she was tending her sheep she had a vision of God's mother who told her to free her country from the English. She challenges him to ask her anything or even to fight with her. She tells him that she will help him liberate France.
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| JOAN LA PUCELLE Dauphin, I am by birth a shepherd's daughter, My wit untrain'd in any kind of art. Heaven and our Lady gracious hath it pleased To shine on my contemptible estate: Lo, whilst I waited on my tender lambs, And to sun's parching heat display'd my cheeks, God's mother deigned to appear to me And in a vision full of majesty Will'd me to leave my base vocation And free my country from calamity: Her aid she promised and assured success: In complete glory she reveal'd herself; And, whereas I was black and swart before, With those clear rays which she infused on me That beauty am I bless'd with which you see. Ask me what question thou canst possible, And I will answer unpremeditated: My courage try by combat, if thou darest, And thou shalt find that I exceed my sex. Resolve on this, thou shalt be fortunate, If thou receive me for thy warlike mate. |
Comments
Joan starts the monologue with humility talking about her being a shepherd's daughter, then it changes to awe, passion and inspiration when she describes her vision and ends with a confident attitude about her abilities as a fighter and a leader.
