"Heresy at first seems innocent and even laudable, but it ends in such a monstrous horror of unnatural wickedness..." The Inquisitor is trying to insinuate that Joan has caused a lot of damage that might not yet be known, this riles the audience into paranoia and anxiousness. The Inquisitor also juxtaposes Joan's actions with that of polygamy and incest. He wants the audience to think of something so sinister
"Heresy at first seems innocent and even laudable, but it ends in such a monstrous horror of unnatural wickedness..." The Inquisitor is trying to insinuate that Joan has caused a lot of damage that might not yet be known, this riles the audience into paranoia and anxiousness. The Inquisitor also juxtaposes Joan's actions with that of polygamy and incest. He wants the audience to think of something so sinister