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La Hire

A rough soldier who fights alongside Joan.

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Also known as La Hire De Baudricourt, Captain La Hire

First appearance: scene iii

La Hire shows up with force in Failures of the Voices. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Joan's military colleague who commanded a force near Rouen but did not rescue her.
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In Failures of the Voices: Joan's military colleague who commanded a force near Rouen but did not rescue her. Later, in Joan's Manliness…

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KCKing Charles VIIJOJoan of ArcLTLa TrémouilleFMFoul Mouthed F…RDRobert de Baud…LHLa Hire

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  • Other

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  • Historical and Comparative Figures
  • Joan's Adversaries and Judges
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See La Hire in scene iii
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