# Luther — Saint Joan character guide

> Luther in Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0018-protestant-misunderstandings-of-the-middle-ages

## Who they are

Reformer mentioned in the preface for comparison.

## In the story

### [Joan's Voices and Visions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saint_joan_se/chapters/joan-s-voices-and-visions)

Mentioned as a historical figure who saw visions and heard voices, similar to Joan.

### [The Evolutionary Appetite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saint_joan_se/chapters/the-evolutionary-appetite)

Cited as an example of a historical figure with vivid imagination who threw an inkhorn at the devil, illustrating the spectrum of visionary experience.

### [History Always Out of Date](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saint_joan_se/chapters/history-always-out-of-date)

Referenced in the context of the Reformation that Joan unconsciously anticipated.

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