In the film we do not get an accurate depiction of the Dauphin, instead we get Fleming's interpretation of him, yet this makes for a good comparison. Our first introduction to the Dauphin is anything but flattering. We see a man who should be ruling his country yet instead is acting like a common beggar. In the scene the Dauphin is sitting on his throne when suddenly he begins to beg for money from a man who appears to be a common financial source. The ma

For Joan the Dauphin is the focal point in her divine quest. Joan's ultimate objective is to see that the Dauphin is crowned King of France and rid her country of the English. This is quite an intense relationship, for the fate of the Dauphin as well as the rest of France is in her hands. The first interaction in the film between the two takes place shortly after we are introduced to the Dauphin. When the two meet the Dauphin seems almost mystified or in a trance. Never before has he taken anything someone had to say so seriously. Her influence on him is so profound that the audience witnesses a dramatic change in character. The once weak willed and pretender to the thrown King to be now seems to believe in himself and the glory of France. This is best expressed shortly after a private meeting between Joan and the Dauphin, when the same men from an earlier scene inquire about what was told to him by Joan. To this the Dauphin confidently replies, "I can't tell you that, and I won't," to what seems to surprise the men as they reply "you'll tell us, you have never kept a secret in your life," to which the Dauphin replies with a look of determination, "Well, I shall keep this one" (Fleming 1948). I feel that this is the most important scene when examining the influence between the two. For the Dauphin, he had been inspired by Joan to take responsibility and be the King as wanted by god. For Joan, the Dauphin gives her purpose, a divine goal to achieve.

In Henry VI, the influence is much more dramatic. Instead of the very calm and smooth interaction as seen in the film, the interaction in the play is one of swordplay and honor. Here the Dauphin says to Joan, "In single combat thou shalt buckle me. An if thou vanquishest, thy words are true; Otherwise I renounce all confidence" (I.3.74-76). It is here that we see a remarkable difference in the role the Dauphin plays. In the film the Dauphin is perceived as an imbecile, a pretender to the thrown, and it isn't until Joan arrives that he changes. In the play we already have an established, honorable, and strong leader. One that takes his position very seriously and defends his honor by the sword. Joan must prove herself as well as her cause more to this strong and dominant Dauphin rather than just "convince" the weak willed Dauphin in the film. Yet like the film the two feed off each other. For Joan, she once again is given an objective to fulfill in her divine quest, for the Dauphin, a chance to once again rid France of the English and finally claim what has eluded him for so long, his crown.

Now in glaring contrast to this depiction of the Dauphin

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