Saint Joan · Character
Gilles de Rais
A nobleman and companion of Joan, later notorious.
minor
Also known as Gilles
First appearance: scene iii
Gilles de Rais shows up with force in Joan's Manliness and Militarism. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed among the military leaders Joan wanted sent to Orleans.
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- Historical and Comparative Figures
- Protagonist
- Joan's Adversaries and Judges
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Gilles de Rais in scene iii