Henry VI Part 1

Roles

• Joan La Pucelle - Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35), Female

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Joan of Arc introduces herself to the king

Summary

The setting is the Hundred Years' War. The French have captured the English general Talbot. The French Dauphin Charles and his generals Alencon and Rene' think they will be able to defeat the English easily now but are surprised by the English soldiers' determination to resist until their last breath. The Bastard of Orleans enters the scene and tells King Charles that he might have the solution to his problem, Joan of Arc, a young peasant girl who claims had a vision from heaven that told her to recover the French territory from the English. Joan of Arc enters the scene. In this monologue Joan of Arc introduces herself to the king, tells him that she is a shepherd's daughter and that one day when she was tending her sheep she had a vision of God's mother who told her to free her country from the English. She challenges him to ask her anything or even to fight with her. She tells him that she will help him liberate France.

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