ST.

JOAN

Group members
Aaron Wahlang
Anshul Goswami
Kartik Chaudhary
Megha Bepari
Riju Pathak
Sourabh Bansal
HUNDRED YEAR WAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGn3QEQU6Nc
 HUNDRED YEAR WAR
13371453
Between ruling houses of France and England for supremacy over
France
England's King Edward III being the son of Isabella of France

Decisive victory at Agincourt in 1415, occupying much of northern

France, including Paris
Treaty of Troyes of 1420: England's Henry V married, the daughter
of the current French king, making Henry the successor
Dauphin Charles was disinherited in 1420 and Reims, the city in
which the French kings were traditionally crowned was conquered
The Siege of Orlans (14281429) strategic point
JOAN OF ARC
 SAINT JOAN: SCENE 1
Robert a military squire is talking to his steward about eggs
Steward tells there is a curse because of the girl who has been waiting
outside to meet him for days
The girls has a positive energy in her and has been talking to the soldier
for days and they all enjoy her company
Robert aggress to meet the girl

Joan asks for a horse, armour and some soldiers and to be send to the
Dauphin on orders from her lord
Joan is talking to saint Catherine and Margaret daily and says she is to
raise the siege of Orleans
Robert talks with Joan and some soldiers who have volunteered for the
task and is convince that there is no harm in trying
He send her off and then immediately the hens start laying eggs
 SAINT JOAN: SCENE 2
The Archbishop, La Trmouille commander-in-chief of the French forces,
Gilles de Rais (Bluebeard) are waiting for the Dauphin
Dauphin enters with a letter from Robert saying that he is sending a Saint
and angel to him similar to what the previous rulers had.
They have their best leader, Dunois at Orleans, unable to win
There is a question of her credibility and the decide to put her to test with
Bluebeard acting as Dauphin.
The Archbishop explains La Trmouille A miracle is an event which creates
faith
She passes the test and talks with Charles (Dauphin)
Charles tells him how her never wanted to be a king and how he wants to end
all this with a treaty
She inspires him to fight and is handed the command of the army
She say to the crowd: Who is for god and his maid? Who is for Orleans with
me
 A miracle, my friend, is an event which creates faith. That is the
purpose and nature of miracles. They may seem very wonderful to the
people who witness them, and very simple to those who perform them.
That does not matter: if they confirm or create faith they are true
miracles.
 SAINT JOAN: SCENE 3
Dunois known as the bastard is waiting for Joan to arrive on south side
of Loire river in new Orleans
Joan enters and is frustrated about why she is on the other side of the
river where there are no enemies
She says they should cross the bridge and charge the English forces
which Dunois said is tactically not possible
Joan says she will herself charge and will not look back to see whether
anyone is following her and dares Dunois to follow her
Dunois explains how they need to go upstream and the winds are not
favouring them for which Joan needs to pray
As they leave to find a church the page notices the winds have changed

Dunois sees this as a miracle and asks Joan to lead the army
 SAINT JOAN: SCENE 4
Warwick, nobleman and feudal lord, his chaplain and Bishop Cauchon
Warwick claims she is a witch and should be burned to death and he will
pay for her capture
Cauchon disagrees with this, but says she is a heretic and a threat to
church as she bypasses church and directly brings message from god
He is frightened that Joan might become another Mahomet and create
another great division in the Church
Cauchon say her soul is important which should be put on trial and
should be saved
Warwick is worried as she is a threat to feudal hierarchy of the
aristocracy, where king is ruled by the church and all nobleman will give
their land to the king
At the end all agree that The Maid must "die for the people."
 SAINT JOAN: SCENE 5
Cathedral at Rheims where Dauphin has been crowned as the king
Joan and Dunois are inside talking about how the royalty dislikes her
because of her fame
Joan says she will leave for the village but before that she wants to
capture France
Charles wants to sign a treaty instead of fighting

He says the time for miracle is over and it is time to use military
experience and the archbishop accuses her of sin of pride
Joan says she is alone similar to France and God and that will be her
strength and departs saying God be with me
Dunois says that, personally, he would jump into a river fully armored to
rescue her, but if she were caught by the enemy in a foolish campaign, he
would "leave her to her doom."
 SAINT JOAN: SCENE 6
In a castle arranged for trial in the bishops court where Cauchon, the
inquisitor and Warwick are discussing about the trial and he demands Joan's
death as a political necessity
Joans trial for heresy begins and where Joan submits to follow the will of court
as long as it is not against her gods will
Brother Martin Ladvenu, a sympathetic priest who wants to save Joans
convinces her that god will not let him burn which will be the punishment if she
disobeys the church so the voice are not of god
When Joan finds out that her sentence will be life imprisonment she tears he
confession
She is carried out to the stake where she is burnt with a cross made of two
sticks in her hands and when brother Martin raises his cross for her she asks
him to lower it or he too shall be killed
The executioner declares she is dead an they have heard the last of the maid, to
which Warwick, with a wry smile, wonders if he has truly heard the last of Joan
of Arc.
SAINT JOAN: EPILOGUE
 LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS OBSERVED IN THE PLAY

Joan of Arc The Charles VII The John Dunois The

Ambitious Leader Reluctant Leader Unappreciated Leader
 WHO WAS JOAN OF ARC?

Girl who was the daughter of prosperous

peasants from an area of Burgundy that
had suffered under the English
17 years old
Uneducated
Ill-treated by her family
Strong religious convictions
St. Catherine , St. Margaret and the
archangel Michael spoke to her
Feminist
HOW DID JOAN OF ARC BECOME A LEADER?
Had visions to save her country(France) from
the English.
Her predictions came true.

At age 17 she was put in command of the

French Army by king Charles VII.
In only a couple of months she was able to
completely reverse a war that had been going
on for almost 100 years.
Youngest leader in the history.
 TRAITS
Saint Joan was a highly Leadership style:
religious person following
Charismatic leader
the Catholic religion.
Determined person able to
convince people to support One of the three female
by her personality and charismatic leaders of history
sincerity. Joan of Arc, Margaret
She had a very keen Thatcher, and Mother Teresa .
observation and power of Autocratic leadership style
discrimination.
She was brave and fearless Used job centered behavior
on the battle ground.
 PERSONALITY
Need of Achievement Need for Power:
Targeted goals, Did not seek Surgency dimension of
approval of others personality
Conscientiousness dimension Socialized power
of personality Dominance trait
Internal Locus Of Control Want control over others
Self-Confidence Willing to confront others
High Energy
Goal Oriented
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF SAINT JOAN

A LEADER PURSUES DESIGNATED

RESULTS

Clarifying the Center (Believe)

Know Who Can do what

Align stakeholders with your goal

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF SAINT JOAN

A LEADER MUST BE COURAGEOUS

When ever team feels low on morale or demotivated leader has to act
wisely and motivate the team
To achieve the goal there will be many impediments and
will have to be courageous

Instill courage among team members is equally important

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LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF SAINT JOAN
Leader Must be capable of love
She devotedly, fiercely loved her God and her country
I do not care for the things women care for. They dream of lovers, and of money. I dream
of leading a charge.
Probably a leader should be capable of love, and perhaps a leader should love what s/he
does; but Joans example seems to indicate that a leader would do better to care about
ends and means, rather than being in love with means alone.
Attaining the Power
Personal power
Charismatic leaders have personal power

Position Power
Then also gain position power
 KING CHARLES VII
Prisoner of Birth Forced Leadership Prisoner of circumstance Weak Leader

I only want to be left alone to enjoy myself in my own way. I never asked to be a king: it was
pushed on me

Charles VII doesnt command the respect of his court or his subjects. Constantly ridiculed or
bullied by powerful Lords

Essentially a titular head. Has no army and owes money to La Tremouille ( A powerful Lord)
and the Archbishop

You all think you can treat me as you please because I owe you money, and because I am no good
at fighting. But I have the blood royal in my veins
Constantly blames others for his weakness and inabilities

I want to hear no more of my grandfather. He was so wise that he used up the whole family stock
of wisdom for five generations, and left me the poor fool I am, bullied and insulted by all of you.

I tell you I have no money; and this coronation, which is all your fault, has cost me the last
farthing I can borrow

Shouldnt a leader rise above his circumstances to lead his subjects?

How do we deal with the pressure of leading a task or a group if its

forced on us ?
JOHN DUNOIS THE BASTARD OF ORLEANS
Also known as the beautiful bastard Dunois was the illegitimate son of the
Duke of Orleans.

Well respected by the knights and nobles of Dauphins counsel.

An able military commander. Defended the strategic sieged city of

Orleans against the numerically superior English forces for over a year

Fought alongside Joan of Arc and turned the tide of the Hundred Years
War by gaining victory against the English forces

Doesnt consider himself ambitious enough. Avoids the politics of the nobles
and clergy
John Dunois Never received any credit for his part in the victory at Orleans

King Charles: you have said no word in your proclamations of my part in this
campaign; and I make no complaint of that; for the people will run after The
Maid and her miracles and not after the Bastard's hard work finding troops
for her and feeding them

Yet he supported Joan throughout. Advising her during the battle and in the
court of King Charles

You need it, poor innocent child of God. You have not many friends at
court.
Do you expect stupid people to love you for shewing them up? Do
blundering old military dug-outs love the successful young captains who
supersede them? Do ambitious politicians love the climbers who take the
front seats from them? Do archbishops enjoy being played off their own
altars, even by saints?
Why, I should be jealous of you myself if I were ambitious enough.
SAINT OR WITCH?

This creature is not a saint.

She is not even a respectable woman.
She does not wear women's clothes.
She is dressed like a soldier, and rides round
the country with soldiers
- Archbishop

No: he is sending a saint: an angel.

And she is coming to me: to me, the king, and not to
you, Archbishop, holy as you are.
She knows the blood royal if you dont.
- Charles
INNOCENT OR GUILTY?

I would rather die than do something

which I know to be a sin, or to be against
Gods will.
- Joan of Arc