LINKTV Journal February 18, 2014
It is not a biography in the sense that you can turn to the play for an accurate reporting of the facts, rather shaw selected the facts which suited his purpose. He approaches joan, his protagonist, historically, but develops the character mainly in terms of ideological clashes. Primarily, shaw is interested in joan as someone who imposes her ideas on history. She is led by the voices of st. Catherine, st. Margaret, and st. Michael who instructed her to acquire a horse, soldiers clothing with armor, and an army and drive the english out of france. So her actions are based on her faith in her v...