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Henry VI Part 1
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Joan of Arc - Teenager (13-19), Young Adult (20-35), Female
About this piece
Joan of Arc asks the spirits to help her
Summary
The setting is the Hundred Years' War. The English, led by Talbot, are fighting the French, led by Joan of Arc and King Charles. In the previous act the French had defeated the English army led by Talbot at Bordeaux and killed him. In this scene the French army is fighting a stronger English army led by York and is losing. Joan of Arc calls the spirits that give her visions and asks them to help her. When they don't respond she offers them to cut off a part of her body first in exchange for help, her body and then her soul. The spirits leave her and she realizes the French army will lose the battle.
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