Saint Joan
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Saint Joan Women and Femininity Quotes Page 3
How we cite the quotes:
Citations follow this format: (Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Citations follow this format: (Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
| Quote #7 JOAN: "I will do a lady's work in the house – spin or weave – against any woman in Rouen." (6.26) |
The real Joan is recorded as having made this boast of homemaking skills as well. We wonder if she took pride in being able to handle "women's" and "men's" work.
| Quote #8 JOAN: "There are plenty of other women to do [women's work]; but there is nobody to do my work." (6.129-6.130) |
Is this the most offensive thing to these men – that a woman could do what they could not?
| Quote #9 JOAN: "If I were to dress as a woman they would think of me as a woman; and then what would become of me? If I dress as a soldier they think of me as a soldier." |
Joan is implying that if she dressed like a woman there'd be the danger of rape.
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