Saint Joan · Character
John de Stogumber
A blustering English chaplain whose patriotic hatred of the French hardens into a personal crusade to see Joan dead.
supporting
Also known as Cauchon Messire John de Stogumber, Messire John, Messire, Messire John de Stogumber, Messire de Stogumber, Master John de Stogumber, Master de Stogumber, Master John, de Stogumber, De Stogumber, De Stogumber Kneeling
First appearance: scene iv
As a supporting figure in Saint Joan, John de Stogumber is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Stogumber represents the English faction at Joan's trial, and he wears his nationalism as loudly as his cassock. He is certain that Joan is a witch and a rebel, and his certainty grows crueler the more she refuses to be…
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- 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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