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The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy

by Friedrich Schiller from 1801

About

Schiller's Die Jungfrau von Orleans (1801) dramatizes the life of Joan of Arc in a manner quite different from either Shaw's later version or the historical record — Schiller gives Joan a romantic subplot and a death in battle rather than at the stake, transforming the historical martyr into a Romantic heroine of supernatural mission. The play was one of the most beloved in the German repertoire throughout the nineteenth century; Tchaikovsky wrote an opera based on it. It is less historically disciplined than Mary Stuart but more lyrically beautiful, and Joan's speeches — particularly her response to the voice calling her to France — have genuine power.

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The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy

Characters
36
Words
19.9k
Acts
4
Scenes
16
Duration
~2 hr 30 min

Characters

#CharacterPlayerLines
1
JOHANNA
—
128
2
CHARLES THE SEVENTH
—
87
3
EARL DUNOIS
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63
4
BURGUNDY
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47
5
QUEEN ISABEL
—
36
6
LIONEL
—
34
7
RAIMOND
—
32
8
LA HIRE
—
32

57 sections

19.9k words
#TitleWords
1
Scene I.
2171:38
2
Scene II.
8306:14
3
Scene III.
1.5k11:17
Act I
4
Act I. Scene I.
1431:04
5
Act I. Scene II.
7285:28
6
Act I. Scene III.
2922:11
7
Act I. Scene IV.
4243:11
8
Act I. Scene V.
1.2k9:09
9
Act I. Scene VI.
1901:26
10
Act I. Scene VII.
450:20
11
Act I. Scene VIII.
990:45
12
Act I. Scene IX.
4513:23
13
Act I. Scene X.
1.1k7:56
14
Act I. Scene XI.
4113:05
Act II
15
Act II. Scene I.
6254:41
16
Act II. Scene II.
1.1k8:10
17
Act II. Scene III.
2591:57
18
Act II. Scene IV.
1441:05
19
Act II. Scene VII.
6394:48
20
Act II. Scene IX.
1060:48
21
Act II. Scene X.
6224:40
Act III
22
Act III. Scene I.
3622:43
23
Act III. Scene II.
3172:23
24
Act III. Scene III.
3262:27
25
Act III. Scene IV.
1.2k9:10
26
Act III. Scene V.
1030:46
27
Act III. Scene VI.
3842:53
28
Act III. Scene VII.
950:43
29
Act III. Scene VIII.
960:43
30
Act III. Scene IX.
2962:13
31
Act III. Scene X.
3032:16
32
Act III. Scene XI.
780:35
Act IV
33
Act IV. Scene I.
610:27
34
Act IV. Scene II.
5714:17
35
Act IV. Scene III.
2852:08
36
Act IV. Scene IV.
1741:18
37
Act IV. Scene V.
700:32
38
Act IV. Scene VII.
2722:02
39
Act IV. Scene VIII.
1491:07
40
Act IV. Scene IX.
5464:06
41
Act IV. Scene X.
1160:52
42
Act IV. Scene XI.
2882:10
43
Act IV. Scene XII.
940:42
44
Act IV. Scene XIII.
390:18
45
Scene II.
1130:51
46
Scene III.
280:13
47
Scene IV.
5694:16
48
Scene V.
1521:08
49
Scene VI.
400:18
50
Scene VII.
3102:20
51
Scene VIII.
2581:56
52
Scene IX.
2662:00
53
Scene X.
2061:33
54
Scene XI.
3592:42
55
Scene XII.
1020:46
56
Scene IV.
100:05
57
Scene XIV.
1881:25

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