Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw
The Importance of Scene One for the development of the play During the first scene of Saint Joan, George Bernard Shaw presents to us several themes that will be later discussed in the play. Themes as miracles, feudalism, nationalism and even military tactics are mentioned and introduced in this scene, and they will be further developed. Joan is already winning people over and for so it is in this exact scene that the play starts to develop. With a humorous tone we are introduced to a situation in the castle of Vaucoulers. Robert de Baudricort is complaining to his steward about the fact that the hens are not laying eggs. We get to know the authority of Robert, who is not an obliging person: Robert: No eggs! No eggs! Thousand thunders, man, what do you mean by no eggs? Steward: Sir: it is not my fault. It is the act of God. Robert: Blasphemy. You tell me there are no eggs; and you blame your Maker for it. With this, the personality of Joan is reinforced as even Robert being the way he is, Joan is able to convince him to send her to Dauphin. Robert is convinced due to Joan’s persistence and her religious arguments: elements of her personality that will appear over and over through the play.
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Approximate Word count = 929
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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