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Violence
Barely any
Burning at the stake referenced; not depicted graphically
Language
None
Clean period language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of religious conviction, institutional betrayal, and martyrdom
What this book is about
Shaw's 1923 play dramatizes the life of Joan of Arc from her inspired visions through her military victories to her trial for heresy and burning at the stake. Characteristically Shavian in its irony and intellectual debate, the play asks why great individuals are inevitably destroyed by the institutions they serve — and adds a remarkable epilogue imagining Joan's rehabilitation five centuries later.
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Religious persecution themes
Execution (historical)
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