Analysis Of The Film Joan Of Arc

Larissa Taylor takes her readers on a journey through the life of the infamous Joan of Arc. Joan can be easily recognized as a historical figure in the 15th century, a female warrior, and a woman that was fiercely independent and determined. Joan’s life has been told again and again, which has slowly taken away from the incredible woman that held so many triumphs. Instead of giving her readers a list of Joan’s accomplishments, Taylor enthralls the reader by detailing every step of Joan’s life, start to finish, so that one can really understand the life of the warrior.

Joan and her supporters accompanied Charles across enemy territory to Reims, taking down towns that resisted and enabling his coronation as King Charles VII in July 1429. She argued that the French should press their advantage with an attempt to retake Paris, but Charles hesitated. Georges de La Trémoille warned Charles that Joan was becoming too powerful. The Anglo-Burgundians were able to strengthen their positions in Paris, and turned back an attack led by Joan in September (St. Joan of Arc). In the spring of 1430, the king ordered Joan to confront a Burgundian assault on Compiégne. She tried to defend the town and its citizens; however, she was thrown off her horse, and was left outside the town’s gates, where the Burgundians took her

No one was going to stand between Joan and what was right. She returned, “Joan went to Vaucouleurs again in January 1429. This time her quiet firmness and piety gained her the respect of the people, and the captain, persuaded that she was neither a witch nor feebleminded, allowed her to go to the Dauphin at Chinon” (britannica.com). Joan was set on making a difference in the world.

Joan of Arc was a young French girl who was poor and illiterate; she had a vision from God which instructed her to lead the French military to victory in war against the English. After getting permission to lead the French troops, Joan of Arc dressed as a boy, in full armor went into battle. She led her troops into battle at Saint Jean le Blanc, where there was a fortress; they were able to take control of the fortress, Joan was shot in the neck by an arrow, but returned to fight. Joan’s actions were so important because she was a real inspiration to the

Multiple eyewitness accounts indicate that she convinced Charles by telling him in detail about his private prayer he made to god on November 1st. Charles wanted Joan to be examined and evaluated by a group of theologians, and so she was sent to Poitiers. They questioned her for 3 weeks before she was approved. The way she was able to hold her own against the theologians earned her a reputation as “another Saint Catherine came down to Earth”, and soon

Although she could not read or write, Joan was amongst the church regulars and claimed she could hear the voice of god in her head telling her she would defeat the English army and put Charles in his rightful place on the throne. "A peace treaty in 1420 disinherited the French crown prince, Charles of Valois, amid accusations of his illegitimacy, and King Henry V was made ruler of both England and France." This led to more and more occupation of English in northern France and eventually cause Joans village to be abandoned in fear of attacks. "Joan promised Charles she would see him crowned king at Reims, the traditional site of French royal investiture, and asked him to give her an army to lead to Orléans, then under siege from the English." She was given her army to the dismay of his councilmen and it is believe she said things to Charles only a messenger of god would be able to say, but it is unknown exactly what she said. She acquired a fully white set of armor and a white horse to symbol her purity, she

The voices told Joan to leave her home, the only place she had ever known, to become a soldier, and to participate in war. The voices also insisted Joan take a vow of chastity, which she so willingly did. Joan’s God wanted her to risk her life, to escort men into battle to crown a king. Joan was urged to leave behind everything she had ever known to support her God. She boldly left her family with no more than a second glance because she was so fixed on what God wanted her to do. She knew what she had to do: crown the dauphin king of France, Charles VII. Surprisingly, Joan gained Charles’ support, quite quickly, through God. Joan joined Charles’ forces and before long, she was given an army and charged into Orléans to begin battle with the English. Joan’s success only lasted nine months, but the battles she won were so important to the French that it seems they lasted much longer. Her luck changed in May 1430, when she was captured by the Burgundians, the soldiers who ruined her town almost 20 years ago, and then sold to the English. From this point on Joan would no longer be a soldier but a prisoner for the rest of her life and this was the will of Joan’s God.

When Joan was born, France was in a long war between England. The war is known as the “ Hundred Years’ War.” While Joan was young, she never was far from home and was poor. She took care of the animals and became a skilled seamstress. During the time of political upheaval, Joan started to have visions pushing her to lead a devoted, religious life.

In the French-Danish film, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) directed by Carl Thedor Dreyer, the theme of the use of the medieval to explain history is greatly influenced throughout the film. The medievalism are beliefs, practices, and characteristics used in the medieval era This film follows the trial and death of Joan the Arc, one way that this film follows the theme of the use of the medieval to explain History is by using actual transactions from that time. This film uses the real transcripts from Joan’s trial through visuals and cue cards, as the film is silent. Although, the film has a transcript of Joan’s trial that only allows them to have the inquisitor’s questions and

It was very brave of her to be very frank with the king and not take no for an answer. Disobeying or disrespecting the king was serious offense, punishable by execution or public humiliation. A second example of Joan displaying her bravery is when Joan was captured by the Burgundians, taken away from her soldiers and protection. She still did not give up and she attempted escape from the cell at her prison in Burgundy (Britannica 1). This displays Joan’s bravery because everything was taken away from her

After Joan death, King Charles VII ordered an investigation on Joan’s death and in 1466 she was officially declared innocent of all charges and she was canonised as a saint

Lastly, Joan of Arc wanted to reclaim Paris for France, but her plan failed and Charles VII no longer wanted to support her troops. According to a video Uploaded on Britannica.com, “the English found it insufferable that a young girl was leading an army against them” and that “she was victorious against the English army”. To the English, this meant she had been sent by the devil, and the only way to get rid of her was to burn her to death. This is the tragic part of Joan's story. People at this time did not believe that a woman could lead an army to victory, only men could.

At the age of thirteen, Joan claimed that the voices she heard were saints, through whom God was addressing her. During her adolescent years, the Hundred Years’ War had begun, and Joan was troubled by seeing her beloved country ripped to pieces. As a result of hearing the voices, Joan obeyed their demands for she was told that she would be the only one to save France. Joan would soon go see a dauphin, who tricked Joan by hiding and disguising a random person to be the “Dauphin.” Joan was not

Joan was also well known for her volatile temper which also contributed to being a successful commander. When she joined the siege of Orléans there had only been one attempted attack on the castle, but when Joan arrived she attacked and captured the fortresses of Saint Loup and Saint Jean le Blanc (Joan of Arc in Battle Joanofarc.us). She also continued to take castle after castle during her first siege and proved herself more and more each time. Joan gained her eternal title of ‘legendary’ when she received an arrow to the neck but returned to battle to lead her troops to their final attack. Her men looked to her as a true leader which caused them to be more loyal and more willing to fight to the best of their abilities for her and the crown. After her victory with Orléans, everybody wanted her to try and take Paris or Normandy, but she thought different and went to take Charles VII to his coronation. The council and her troops were astonished by her

Lies! False stories! Death! When Joan of Arc was put on trial, her enemies could not find even one true story to use against her. Unfortunately, they made up lies so she would be found guilty and put to death. Joan lived in Domremy, France, which was amid very tragic times. The kings of England had been trying to take control of France and Scotland for many years. Joan was sincerely declared a true saint, because of her part in France’s victories.