The gravity of two very horrible and blasphemous crimes which she does not deny. First, she communicates with evil spirits and is therefore a sorceress. Second, she wears mens clothes, which is indecent, unnatural, and abominable. And in spite of our most earnest remonstrances and entreaties, she will not change them even to receive the sacrament. Is the blessed st. Catherine an evil spirit . Is st. Margaret . Is michael the archangel . How do you know that the spirit which appears to you is an archangel . Does he not appear to you as a naked man . Do you think god cannot afford clothes for him . [laughter] well answered, joan. It is, in effect, well answered. But no evil spirit would be so simple as to appear to a young girl in a guise that would scandalize her when he meant her to take him for a messenger from the most high. Joan, the church instructs you that these apparitions are demons seeking your souls perdition. Do you accept the instruction of the church . I accept the messeng
She is led by the voices of st. Catherine, st. Margaret, and st. Michael who instructed her to acquire a horse, soldiers clothing with armor, and an army and drive the english out of france. So her actions are based on her faith in her voices. Shaw was a codirector for the first london production in 1924 with Sybil Thorndike in the title role, and he reminded her that joan was a sturdy, independent 19yearold woman, not a sweet angelic little girl. The story of joan is fascinating. She was a village girl born in the early 1400s, a warrior in her teens and was accused of heresy and witchcraft because she would not deny her visions and voices and consequently was convicted and burned at the stake. Almost 500 years later, joan was canonized by the church. Shakespeare, bertolt brecht, Maxwell Anderson and jean anouilh all have dramatized the joan story, each reflecting a personal point of view and interest. To meet the challenge of that role required a special actress. Our guest is that spe
She will not change them even to receive the sacrament. Is the blessed st. Catherine an evil spirit . Is st. Margaret . Is michael the archangel . How do you know that the spirit which appears to you is an archangel . Does he not appear to you as a naked man . Do you think god cannot afford clothes for him . [laughter] well answered, joan. It is, in effect well answered. But no evil spirit would be so simple as to appear to a young girl in a guise that would scandalize her when he meant her to take him for a messenger from the most high. Joan, the church instructs you that these apparitions are demons seeking your souls perdition. Do you accept the instruction of the church . I accept the messenger of god. How could any faithful believer in the church refuse him . Wretched woman again i ask you, do you know what you are saying . You wrestle in vain with the devil for her soul, my lord. She will not be saved. Now, touching the matter of this mans dress, for the last time, will you put o
It is not a biography in the sense that you can turn to the play for an accurate reporting of the facts, rather shaw selected the facts which suited his purpose. He approaches joan, his protagonist, historically, but develops the character mainly in terms of ideological clashes. Primarily, shaw is interested in joan as someone who imposes her ideas on history. She is led by the voices of st. Catherine, st. Margaret, and st. Michael who instructed her to acquire a horse, soldiers clothing with armor, and an army and drive the english out of france. So her actions are based on her faith in her voices. Shaw was a codirector for the first london production in 1924 with Sybil Thorndike in the title role, and he reminded her that joan was a sturdy, independent 19yearold woman, not a sweet angelic little girl. The story of joan is fascinating. She was a village girl born in the early 1400s, a warrior in her teens and was accused of heresy and witchcraft because she would not deny her visions
And in spite of our most earnest remonstrances and entreaties, she will not change them even to receive the sacrament. Is the blessed st. Catherine an evil spirit . Is st. Margaret . Is michael the archangel . How do you know that the spirit which appears to you is an archangel . Does he not appear to you as a naked man . Do you think god cannot afford clothes for him . [laughter] well answered, joan. It is, in effect, well answered. But no evil spirit would be so simple as to appear to a young girl in a guise that would scandalize her when he meant her to take him for a messenger from the most high. Joan, the church instructs you that these apparitions are demons seeking your souls perdition. Do you accept the instruction of the church . I accept the messenger of god. How could any faithful believer in the church refuse him . Wretched woman, again i ask you, do you know what you are saying . You wrestle in vain with the devil for her soul, my lord. She will not be saved. Now, touching