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Saint Joan

by George Bernard Shaw

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Saint Joan Quotes

Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Saint Joan.

Power Quotes

STEWARD: "Oh, sir, you know you are a greater man here than the king himself." (1.13)

Religion Quotes

ROBERT: " Miracles are all right, Polly. The only difficulty about them is that they don't happen nowadays." (1.92)

Women and Femininity Quotes

STEWARD: [whispering] "She wants to go and be a soldier herself. She wants you to give her soldier's clothes. Armor, sir! And a sword!" (1.49)

Society and Class Quotes

JOAN: "Captain: you are to give me a horse and armor and some soldiers, and send me to the Dauphin." (1.50)

Versions of Reality Quotes

JOAN: "The blessed saints Catherine and Margaret, […] speak to me every day." (1.72)

Warfare Quotes

JOAN: "Our soldiers are always beaten because they are fighting only to save their skins; […] it is not kill or be killed with them, but pay or be paid." (1.165)

Pride Quotes

THE ARCHBISHOP: "You have stained yourself with the sin of pride. The old Greek tragedy is rising among us. It is the chastisement of hubris." (5.61)

Admiration Quotes

STEWARD: "She puts courage into us. She really doesn't seem to be afraid of anything." (1.41)