“Lark” Anuya in brief summary
In 1429, Jeanne d’Arc, a young peasant woman from Domremy, took charge of the French army and for a year changed the course of the Hundred Years War between England and France. The turning point was the lifting of the siege from Orleans. Inspired by Jeanne, the soldiers won a series of brilliant victories and won part of France, captured by the British.
However, many did not like the rapid rise of a girl from the people; becoming a victim of betrayal, Jeanne is captured by the supporters of the British and appears before the church court. In this difficult hour for her, the spectator meets the heroine of the play. For nine months Rouen has been in the process: the English Earl of Warwick, the French Bishop Cochon, Fiskal and the Inquisitor are trying at all costs to discredit Jeanne and force her to renounce her deeds.
The judges offer Jeanne to tell her story, and she dives into memories. As a child, she first heard the voices of saints. At first they urged her to
Inspired from above, Jeanne travels to the nearest town of Vaucouleur, goes to the commandant of Bodicur and asks for his man’s suit, horse and armed escort to Chinon, where the residence of the Dauphin Karl is, with whom she must meet.
Bodrikur likes to have a good time with a pretty girl, but give her a horse and so on – no, thank you! However, Jeanne manages to persuade the proud warrior. Everyone knows that part of the French nobility has gone over to the side of the British. Orleans is under siege, and the French soldiers are completely dejected because of permanent defeats. They need someone to inspire them. And this person will become it, Jeanne. And Bodricour, who
In the gloomy Chinon castle sits the uncrowned king – the Dauphin Karl. The king, his father, was insane, his son wondered what was best – being a bastard or a madman. Doubting in his origins, Karl turned into a pawn in the hands of various political parties.
Karl is informed that some village girl wants to see him: she declares that she came to save France and crown him. Dauphin decides to accept it – it will not be worse. Especially because you can still laugh: the simpleton has never seen the king, so he will put a page on the throne, and he will get lost in the crowd of courtiers. So let’s see if it really is sent down to him from above, or it’s just a fool.
Entered into the throne room, Jeanne unerringly finds the Dauphin. She tells him that the Lord ordered her to lead the French army, to lift the siege from Orleans and crown him in Reims. Amazed Karl expels all the courtiers and remains with Jeanne alone. He wants to know why God did not remember about him before? “God does not love those who are afraid,” the girl simply answers. Shaken by the simplicity and clarity of her answers, Carl appoints her commander of the French army. Jannah’s memories are interrupted by Warwick. He states that Karl simply took advantage of Jeanne as a talisman. Although – he has to admit – indeed, Orleans was released, and the French unexpectedly scored a number of significant victories. Maybe they were helped by God, or maybe “the lark singing in the sky of France over the heads of the infantrymen…”. But now the lark has got – Jeanne in captivity,
Bishop Koschon and Fiskal want to confuse Jeanne with insidious questions. Does she believe in miracles created by the Lord? Yes, he does, but the main miracles are created by a person with the help of the courage and intelligence given to him by God. Kooshon accuses Jeanne of the fact that she likes to fight. No, just war is work, and to drive the British out of France, it is necessary to work hard. Before the eyes of Jeanne, one of her captains arises, Lair. Now she knows that the glutton, blasphemer and bully Lair is just as pleasing to God as bishops and saints, because he is simple-minded and fights for a just cause. Jeanne is sure: Aair will come and set her free. No, Cochon replies to her, Lair has become the leader of the gang and is now engaged in robbery on the roads of Germany. Seeing the shock of the girl betrayal of her comrade, Cochon insinuatingly suggests that Jeanne renounce his votes and his victories. “
The sinister voice of the Inquisitor is heard. He points to the main enemy of the church – a man who believes in himself, possessed by love for people. The Inquisitor demands to excommunicate Jeanne from the church, to hand her over to the secular authorities and execute her.
On the stage comes the Ruan executioner. But Jeanne does not fear him, but excommunication, because for her the church and God are inseparable. Even more increases the suffering of Jeanne Carla’s speech. Becoming a king, he no longer needs her help, on the contrary, he does not like reminders that he owes his crown to a simple village cowherd boy, who is also going to be declared a heretic. No, no, he does not even want to hear about her anymore.
Jeanne finally falls in the spirit – all who were dear to her, turned away from her. She agrees to put on a woman’s dress and renounce all her accomplishments. Unable to write, Jeanne puts a cross in denial. Warwick congratulates Cochon: Jeanne’s execution would be a “triumph of the French spirit”, and in the abdication there is “something pathetic”. Indeed, the little lonely Jeanne in the prison cell causes compassion. She vainly appeals to the voices, they are silent, do not want to help her. Warwick comes to congratulate Jeanne. In fact, she is deeply sympathetic to him, he does not want to execute her, it’s just commoners who let themselves kill themselves for nothing.
The words of Warwick deeply hurt the girl’s soul: she herself is from the people! Jeanne suddenly realizes that she made a mistake: she can never forget what she did! Let the voices remain silent – she takes care of everything! She refuses renunciation!
Screams are heard: “To the heretic, death!” All the actors sitting on the stage grab a bunch of brushwood and build a fire. Jeanne is tied to a post. She asks me to give her a cross, and some English soldier gives her a cross, bound from two sticks. Someone set fire to brushwood, Jeanne boldly and directly looks in front of her.
Suddenly, with a loud cry, Bodricour rushed into the scene. You can not finish the play, because they have not played the coronation yet! “The real end of Jeanne’s story is joyful: it’s the lark in the sky!” This is Jeanne in Reims, in all the glory of her glory! “
Everyone rushes to pull a fire. Jeanne brings her sword, banner and raincoat. The bells ringing, the organ sounds. Everyone kneels down. Archbishop lays on the crown of Charles. Jeanne stands erect, smiling at the sky, as in the picture from the textbook on history for schoolchildren. “The story of Joan of Arc is a story with a happy ending!”
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