Saint Joan's Tragic Flaw: The Epilogue
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Saint Joan is considered to be one of George Bernard Shaw's
greatest works. In the play, Shaw avoids many problems identified by
critics as prevalent in some of his other writing. Some have criticized
Shaw, claiming that he tends to portray unrealistic archetypal characters,
rather than well-roun ....
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.... compelled to make his
ideas clearer in the epilogue.
The action of the epilogue takes place 25 years after Joan has been
burned. King Charles has a dream in which many of the characters of the
play appear. These characters, including Joan, either explain their
behavior that we've seen throughout the play or relate some historical fact
that Shaw must have seen as necessary for the audience to be aware of. The
first character that appears at Charles' bed is Brother Martin Ladvenu, who
in Sc ....
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