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| Character | Joan of Arc | |
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| Gender | Female | |
| Age Range(s) | Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Angry, Crying, Persuasive, Reminiscing life story/Telling a story | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Historical, Drama | |
| Description | Joan of Arc pleads for her life | |
| Details | ACT 4 Scene 4 | |
Summary
The setting is the Hundred Years' War. The English, led by Talbot, are fighting the French, led by Joan of Arc and King Charles.
The English have won and have captured Joan of Arc who is put on trial. York decides to execute her.
In this monologue Joan of Arc tells York about her noble origins and that she has been guided by God to perform miracles. She says her judges are corrupt and if she is executed she will ask God to punish them.
The English have won and have captured Joan of Arc who is put on trial. York decides to execute her.
In this monologue Joan of Arc tells York about her noble origins and that she has been guided by God to perform miracles. She says her judges are corrupt and if she is executed she will ask God to punish them.
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| Excerpt |
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| JOAN LA PUCELLE First, let me tell you whom you have condemn'd: Not me begotten of a shepherd swain, But issued from the progeny of kings; Virtuous and holy; chosen from above, By inspiration of celestial grace, To work exceeding miracles on earth. I never had to do with wicked spirits: But you, that are polluted with your lusts, Stain'd with the guiltless blood of innocents, Corrupt and tainted with a thousand vices, Because you want the grace that others have, You judge it straight a thing impossible To compass wonders but by help of devils. No, misconceived! Joan of Arc hath been A virgin from her tender infancy, Chaste and immaculate in very thought; Whose maiden blood, thus rigorously effused, Will cry for vengeance at the gates of heaven. |
