![]() ![]() ![]() The absence of any rhetorical questions, or pauses in speech creates the effect that this entire monologue is a fully uninterrupted tirade, that Joan of Arc is the sole focus of her audience, making full use of her opportunity to speak and communicate her point. Perhaps this speech is to be delivered completely deadpan, but more likely the intent was to allow and encourage the reader to place emphasis on whichever sentences in whichever way creates the most dramatic mental image for them as an individual. ![]() Interestingly, despite this being a highly emotional piece, it is punctuated only with fullstops and commas. This extract is of Joan of Arc giving a speech to her enemies, who have at this point defeated her and now await her death, condeming them for their opinions and actions. ![]()
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