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''Saint Joan'' is a play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Published in 1924, not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. Shaw studied the transcripts and decided that the concerned people acted in good faith according to their beliefs. He wrote in his preface to the play: There are no villains in the piece. Crime, like disease, is not interesting: it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all (is ) about it. It is what men do at their best, with good intentions, and what normal men and women find that they must and will do in spite of their intentions, that really concern us. Michael Holroyd has characterised the play as "a tragedy without villains" and also as Shaw's "only tragedy". John Fielden has discussed further the appropriateness of characterising ''Saint Joan'' as a tragedy. The text of the published play includes a long Preface by Shaw. ==Characters== * Robert de Baudricourt * Steward to Robert de Baudricourt * Joan * Bertrand de Poulengey * Monseigneur de la Trémouille, Lord Chamberlain (Georges de la Trémoille) * Duchess de la Trémouille * Archbishop of Rheims * Gilles de Rais ("Bluebeard") * Captain La Hire * Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais * Dauphin, Charles VII * Richard de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick * Dunois, Bastard of Orléans * Page to Dunois * John de Stogumber, English chaplain * Canon John D'Estivet * Canon de Courcelles * Brother Martin Ladvenu * Brother John Lemaître, The Inquisitor * Executioner * English Soldier * Gentleman 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Joan (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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