2. Critically analyse the way an historical protagonist (Joan of Arc) has been portrayed in 2 or more films from different time periods. To what extent is the portrayal of the protagonists’ gender similar or different in each case and to what extent has this depiction been influenced by the political/philosophical thinking of the period in which it was made OR by its national origin? Film as a relatively recent medium provides a useful insight into understanding the differing political and
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Joan of Arc was a French heroine who saved France from a very dark period of time. Joan was born on January 6 in 1412 in Domrémy‚ France. When Joan was born France was involved in a lengthy war with England called the Hundred Years War. During her childhood‚ she learned domestic skills from her mother and learned how to take care of animals. Joan was illiterate‚ but she developed a deep love for the Catholic Church. At the young age of thirteen Joan started to get mystical visions which she believed
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In Shaw’s preface there are many aspects of Joan that are given. These ideas include her being unbearable‚ always sure of herself but never pushy‚ that she was distinguished within the society‚ and illiterate but not unknowledgeable or ignorant. Also she is described as being intimidating and therefore no one described her as beautiful according to her looks. Bernard Shaw easily promotes these thoughts through the characters of both Joan and others around her. Joan’s actions throughout the play
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d’Arc also known as Joan of Arc was a saint and heroine of France. She was executed by fire after a sentencing by a tribunal of pro-English clergy. She was later cleared of the charges on July 7 1456. She was thus later deemed as a saint of the Catholic Church on May 16 1920. Joan of arc‚ who saw visions of God‚ had led an army of France and with her untimely death still affects the word today. Born around 1412‚ joan of arc was a peasant girl living in medieval france. Joan of arc was the daughter
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up in? Does a family value still thrive in your generation? Is home always where the heart is? In the story “On Going Home” the author‚ Joan Didion‚ is visiting home from her current residence in Los Angeles. Home to her‚ is being with her family and talking about all the memories they all used to have together and catching up with different news as well. Didion wants to give her daughter the same childhood she had when she was growing up‚ but she realizes that the new generation is nothing like
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How many miles to Babylon? Three score miles and and ten— Can I get there by candlelight? Yes‚ and back again— If your feet are nimble and light You can get there by candlelight. It is easy to see the beginnings of things‚ and harder to see the ends. I can remember now‚ with a clarity that makes the nerves in the back of my neck constrict‚ when New York began for me‚ but I cannot lay my finger upon the moment it ended‚ can never cut through the ambiguities and second starts and broken
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Anyone who has read Shaw ’s St Joan‚ or has witnessed the play can state with certainty that one of the fundamental objectives of the writer was to remove Joan of Arc from the romantic perception that grown around her. Shaw had a clear and simple vision of showing the world what she was really like. He wanted to shed the illusions people had constructed since her death and lend his audience the opportunity to view Joan from a perspective that had been lost for more than 400 years. Upon reflection
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Joan of Arc‚ also known as the Maid of Orleans‚ has long been considered to be one of history’s greatest saints and one of the most enduring symbols of French nationalism. However‚ Joan was more than that. She also forged an early path for women to voice their beliefs and opinions‚ and‚ to some extent‚ have women be equal to men. Therefore‚ by means of war‚ sanctity and early feminism‚ Joan of Arc can be considered to be the most influential woman is ancient history. Born in 1412 (although the exact
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Joan of Arc was born in France in 1412. Joan never learned to write or read in all of her life. She grew up in a scary‚ violent place‚ where lots of fighting happened‚ and during her early years‚ her village got burned down. Seven years after Henry V died‚ 17 year old Joan went off to the French court‚ claiming that she heard angelic voices in her head‚ telling her to get the English out of France. She was accepted by the dauphin‚ after a lot of skeptism and tests for her loyalty. Joan led her army
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Joan d’Arc lived during the Hundred Years War‚ a very turbulent time in Europe’s history. Throughout her life Joan faced many challenges‚ from rising from an insignificant peasant girl‚ to end up saving France from the English as she was instructed by three saints who came to her in a vision. When Joan came into control of Charles VII’s troops‚ Joan won many key battles for the French until she was captured by the English in 1430. Joan d’Arc had a major impact on the world‚ not only because of her
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