# Jean de la Fontaine — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Jean de la Fontaine in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jean d'Estivet

**First appearance:** 0062-v-fifty-experts-against-a-novice

## Who they are

A prosecutor at Joan's trial.

## Relationships

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

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Jean de la Fontaine was a trial assessor who participated in Joan's examination, often with a critical stance.

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

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Jean de la Fontaine was a trial assessor who participated in Joan's examination, often with a critical stance.

## In the story

### [Joan's Masterstroke Diverted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xii-joan-s-masterstroke-diverted)

Asks questions during the trial, including a trap about Joan's certainty of salvation.

### [Joan Struggles with Her Twelve Lies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xiv-joan-struggles-with-her-twelve-lies)

As Jean d'Estivet, he abuses Joan over the fish poisoning suspicion, causing her fever to return, and is cursed by Warwick.

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