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    Saint Joan-Shaw's Preface: History: First Protestant and Advocate of Women's Rights

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    The document provides context and analysis around Joan of Arc from George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan. It discusses: 1) Joan was burned as a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church for listening to her own conscience rather than church authority. 2) Shaw argues Joan humiliated people in high authority like the church and aristocracy unintentionally because she was a more intelligent simple country girl. 3) Joan was tried as a heretic against God, not as a traitor, because the universal church could not tolerate her questioning its authority.

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    Saint Joan-Shaw's Preface: History: First Protestant and Advocate of Women's Rights

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    The document provides context and analysis around Joan of Arc from George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan. It discusses: 1) Joan was burned as a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church for listening to her own conscience rather than church authority. 2) Shaw argues Joan humiliated people in high authority like the church and aristocracy unintentionally because she was a more intelligent simple country girl. 3) Joan was tried as a heretic against God, not as a traitor, because the universal church could not tolerate her questioning its authority.

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    The document provides context and analysis around Joan of Arc from George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan. It discusses: 1) Joan was burned as a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church for listening to her own conscience rather than church authority. 2) Shaw argues Joan humiliated people in high authority like the church and aristocracy unintentionally because she was a more intelligent simple country girl. 3) Joan was tried as a heretic against God, not as a traitor, because the universal church could not tolerate her questioning its authority.

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    Saint Joan-Shaw's Preface: History: First Protestant and Advocate of Women's Rights

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    The document provides context and analysis around Joan of Arc from George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan. It discusses: 1) Joan was burned as a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church for listening to her own conscience rather than church authority. 2) Shaw argues Joan humiliated people in high authority like the church and aristocracy unintentionally because she was a more intelligent simple country girl. 3) Joan was tried as a heretic against God, not as a traitor, because the universal church could not tolerate her questioning its authority.

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    Saint Joan- Shaw’s Preface

    History: First Protestant and advocate of Women’s rights

    Burned as a Heretic: The Roman Catholic Reasoning


    Reason 1: she listened to the dictates of her own conscience and her own
    reasoning rather than to the authority of the Church
    Reason 1: Unwomanly and, thus, unnatural act of dressing
    Saint Joan- Shaw’s Preface
    The Actual Reasoning in Shaw’s perspective:
    Reason 1:  like Socrates, Joan was able to humiliate, without intending
    to do so, all kinds of people in high authority. 
    Reason 2: Joan was uneducated country girl who was more intelligent
    than the people at the helm of affairs- the church authority and
    aristocracy. (she could not read or write (Marie Antoinette could not
    even spell her own name at Joan's age) yet managed understand
    thoroughly the political and the military situation in France with the
    common sense and ability to put her views in action. Since no one would
    believe that a simple country girl could be so talented, Joan attributed
    her views to "her voices and visions."  
    Saint Joan- Shaw’s Preface
    Interpretations of Historic figure of Joan (Shakespeare to Voltaire):
    Christendom and the Catholic Church of the Middle Ages.
    the Holy Roman Empire of the Middle Ages.
    the Feudal System of the Middle Ages.
    No "neutral tribunals“/ no impartial trial

    Joan was tried not as a traitor to her country but as a heretic against God
    and God's Church. Her judges did not recognize national boundaries, only
    the Universal Church, and the Church could not tolerate Joan's questioning
    its authority.
     
    Saint Joan- Shaw’s Preface
    Past and Present:
    Dozens were burnt in Medieval period- and several inhumane and cruel
    punishments in practice in Shaw’s time( premiering year 1923/ Colonial.
    The medieval Church did not tolerate Joan's individualism, the modern
    world does not tolerate a person who denounces the authority in power.
    Accepting a genius/ a saint in Joan’s times and today- Had she not been
    captured and burned, would probably have driven the English out of
    France.
    However, "the real Joan [has never been] marvellous enough for us," and,
    therefore, writers have often altered the facts of her life for their own
    purposes. 
    Saint Joan
    Scene 1-the spring of the year 1429 A.D at the castle of Vaucouleurs-
    Captain Robert  broiling with Steward
    Joan called upon and she is asking for soldier’s attire to break the siege
    of Orleans
    Polly, Bertrand de Poulengey called in to check on the plans who reports
    on the war status- the French perishing and there being no other
    options…. (Only a miracle can save France)
    God’s message (Voices)- she's to raise the siege at Orleans, crown the
    Dauphin in Rheims Cathedral, and kick the English out of France all
    together.
    Captain Robert is finally convinced…
    Saint Joan
    Scene 2- in Chinon, Touraine. It is the 8th of March, 1429
    The Archbishop, la Trémouille, bluebeard and Captain La Hire arguing
    about divinity or saintliness of Joan--- "an angel dressed as a soldier," for
    having overcome odds.
    Agreement- a miracle is needed for France….
    Episode on Dauphin meeting Joan- Disguise
    The Archbishop asserts that the Church alone must decide what is good for
    the souls of men: 
    Charles (the Dauphin) and Joan left alone
    Disguise
    Joan announced to be the in charge of French Army replacing La Trémouille
    Saint Joan
    Scene 3- April 29, 1429, the bank of the river Loire in Orleans.
    Dunois waiting for East Wind to turn West Wind to row up the river and
    Joan comes in shining armour and the wind so turns westward
    Joan want to attack the English immediately banishing all expert martial
    opinions….. Miracle
    Saint Joan
    Scene 4- English Camp
    English nobleman and Warwick, the bishop, the chaplain a tent discussing possible
    reasons for French victories-  witchcraft and sorcery.
    1) The Church/ theological arguements
    “the Devil, he says, is employing Joan to strike at the very basis of the Catholic Church: “
    If not a witch…. Then a heretic.
    "The soul of this village girl is of equal value with yours or your king's before the throne
    of God; and my first duty is to save it.“
    The messages and authority of the church…. From guiding the king to crowning
    Charles…. She is instilling Protestantism.
    2) Social Arguments- the feudal hierarchy of the aristocracy is challenged. People’s
    alliance will shift from feudal lords. She is instilling nationalism.
    The Maid must "die for the people.“
    3) de Stogumber- Absurd view- Joan should just be dead.
    Saint Joan
    Scene 5- Cathedral at Rheims Joan and Dunios
    Duphin has just been coroneted the Charles VIIth
    Dunois and Joan discuss the fate of Joan.. No friends at the court as she
    has displeased them exposing their incompetence
    "Before I go home, let's take Paris.“
    To Archbishop, "You don't know how to begin a battle, and you don't
    know how to use your cannons. And I do."
    Army, the crown and the church deny alliance with Joan in case she gets
    captured….
     Joan is dumbfounded. She has acted only as God has instructed her to
    act; she cannot believe that the Church will not protect her now. 
    Saint Joan
    Scene 6-
    In Rouen… The date is May 30, 1431.

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