The Messenger Analysis

852 Words2 Pages

Agora and The Messenger

The Messenger is about a nineteen-year-old Prophetess, Jeanne de ’Arc, illiterate woman, and devout Catholic is one of the main character in this film. Jeanne de’ Arch has visions that are sent from the God of Heaven, she has the idea that she is a chosen one because of this. In the opening of the film she has her first vision which leads her to a sword. Soon after she begins her mission to rid France of the English. After a very successful mission she finds herself imprisoned, with not being about to deluge all of her visions to the court she will soon be convicted and sentenced to death.
Her journey was not only to lead the French to victory, but also to find the new King of France. The French were just wanting …show more content…

The Christians and Romans were not pacifists either, they were brutal, mean, and nasty to one another. Both accounts of warfare in the movie portrays the violence and tension that we shared in the opposing parties at that time.
Jeanne de’ Arc believed that she was sent by God to the French to help win back their land. Although she was mocked, laughed at, and beat on she did not back down on the thought that God sent her. However, with the quote “Those who love me, follow me” we soon see that she is taking the focus off God and puts in on herself.
Both films show that the role of women in that time were very stereotypical. In The Messenger, we see the male warriors finding it hard to accept the little girl that God sent to lead their siege and they are very unaccepting to her at first. In Agora, because of her teaching of her father’s lesson she is not viewed as a woman anymore, however, just a daughter carrying on her father’s business.
After their journeys, battles, and success, defeat soon came to both women. Jeanne de’ Arc soon found herself being betrayed by the French and imprisoned by the Burgundians and waiting a harsh trial. After her trial and not telling every part of her visions Jeanne de’ Arc is convicted of witchcraft and burned at the

Show More
Related

  • Joan Of Arc: The Maid Of Orleans: Jehanne D Arc

    815 Words  | 2 Pages

    Jehanne d’Arc or more commonly known as Joan of Arc nicknamed the Maid of Orleans is a brave heroine who is known for her work during the Hundred Years War. With her defeat at her last battle, Joan ends the Hundred Years War and years later gets declared a saint for her bravery and sacrifice. Throughout her life, she struggled with an education and growing up on a farm. Later in those years she beings to hears voices and sees visions believing it to be from the Heavens and joins the French war because of it. Only being a teenager through all this, at the age of 19 she’s gets betrayed by who she thinks is an ally and burnt at the stake for charges.

    Read More

  • Joan of Arc

    892 Words  | 2 Pages

    About six hundred years ago in Europe, the French and the English were fighting for the French throne. Charles VII, the dauphin, was fighting against Henry VI, the King of England (Clin, 3). This war, later known as the Hundred Years’ War, took place during the 15th century. Joan of Arc, a peasant girl from Domrémy, joined the side of the dauphin after voices that she claimed came from saints, instructed her to help (Schmalz). Her influence brought about the end of the siege on Orléans and the coronation of King Charles. Joan was able to rally the French forces and turn the momentum of the entire war around (Clin, 3). Despite being a woman in a time when females were subjugate to males, Joan of Arc was the most influential warrior in the Hundred Years’ War because her leading role in the break of the siege on Orléans, the crowning of the king and her symbolic significance for France were major turning points in the war.

    Read More

  • Joan Of Arc: The Patroness Of France

    206 Words  | 1 Pages

    “Not, perhaps, the patroness of France; rather, the patroness of vivid life, prized not for military victories but for the gift of passionate action taken against ridiculous odds, for the grace of holding nothing back.” (Gordon 173). This quote is referring to Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was very religious; known for seeing visions and voices from God telling her to go deep into France and help with the war, which she did. At the age of eighteen Joan of Arc led French armies through a series of battles and each of these battles resulted in a victory. Many people, especially men, were threatened by her because of the fact that she was able to do things like leading armies when she was both a girl and a teenager and because she was able to see visions

    Read More

  • St. Augustine: The Theory Of Just War

    1344 Words  | 3 Pages

    The theory of Just War can be found back over centuries to the philosophy of St. Augustine and beyond. Augustine was one of the first important figures to be challenged by the concerns raised by justified warfare. Christianity, despite significant prosecution, grew out of the Roman Empire, which was Pagan. The evolving Christianity was fundamentally pacifist, giving rise to the refusal of Christians to fight in the Roman army; violence was against Jesus’ teaching to turn the other cheek, never seek revenge, not to defend themselves and to forgive seventy times seven. Similarly, they could not justify fighting for a pagan empire, and since initially, they were expecting Jesus to return soon, warfare was not considered an important priority. However, when Emperor Constantine became Christian, he made Christianity the official religion of the empire. Up until this point, Christianity remained pacifist. This was the problem that Augustine was faced with; justifying warfare for a Christian empire.

    Read More

  • Sojourner Truth and Women Suffrage

    1945 Words  | 4 Pages

    Truth had then been brought from Dumont and then given freedom by the Van Wagenen’s. It was then that she said she was directly talking to God and could continue to. In 1828 she was determined to get her ...

    Read More

  • Reasons In The Trials Of Walpurga And Francatte

    1594 Words  | 4 Pages

    The early modern era in Western Europe was a dangerous place for women with the rise of so called “witches” populating towns and country sides. With the peak of these witch trials happening between 1560 and 1640 in England (the making of the west 499). This caused the people of Europe to live in fear of the devil and his counterparts on earth. Over 80 percent of victims of these witch trials were women and thousands upon thousands of trials taking place all across Europe and the North American Colonies at the time as well (motw 500). Seeing that women are mostly accused of witches, it raises the questions as to why that is. Upon examining 2 specific cases in this essay, those being of Walpurga Hausmannin from Dillingen, Germany and Francatte Camont from Lorraine, France; one can see that both these cases are very similar in many aspects despite the fact that both these women were trialed in different countries in Western Europe. In this essay, the reader will explore the motivations, visions and the targets of these witch trials with specific evidence and focus on the trials of both Walpurga and Francatte. The reader will also be able see connections between both trials throughout as well.

    Read More

  • The Shield of Achilles in Homer's Iliad

    1091 Words  | 3 Pages

    This war involves a human side, including the admission of fear and scenes of domestic life, not in a sentimentalized version. This more complete and responsible depiction shows that there's not one single center to the war, just as there's not one single god for the Greeks.

    Read More

  • An Essay On Joan Of Arc

    1447 Words  | 3 Pages

    Joan of Arc is perhaps one of the most well-known and influential women in Western history. Arthur Conan Doyle argued that “Next to the Christ the highest spiritual being of whom we have any exact record upon this earth is the girl Jeanne" (Denis 5). Her fearlessness and devotion to God has been praised by iconic figures such as Winston Churchill, Pope Benedict XVI and Mark Twain. Her accomplishments are immortalized in history books, art and pop culture. Unlike any other, Joan stands as a feminist leader and an inspiration to all Christians.

    Read More

  • Beyond The Myth Summary

    1702 Words  | 4 Pages

    After a small victory of reclaiming Melun, her voices forebodes that she’ll be captured before the Feast of St. John, which comes true as she is captured on May 23, 1430, after she was pulled off her horse. Joan is soon imprisoned in Beaulieu and then to Beaurevoir by Jean de Luxembourg, but she is treated kindly by his aunt, wife, and daughter, who weren't able to stop Jean from selling her to the English, and then in December, Joan is sent to the Rouen, Normandy to be on trial in January 1431 that would continue for three months by Bishop Cauchon and churchmen from the University of Paris, who fearing Joan’s independence from the Church and her power, with mainly “evidence” from English and Burgundian tales of Joan’s witchcraft, Joan’s voices, and male dress alongside her other sins of attacking on a holy day and attempting suicide, accuse her of being a witch, a heretic, and a tool of the Devil. To their surprise, Joan’s calmly responded to each answer and swore on the Gospel that she’ll tell the truth, but she’ll not reveal any information about her revelations, which alongside her refusal to answer some of their questions convinced them that Joan was indeed not telling the truth. Finally, when Joan describes

    Read More

  • Reflective Account On Communication

    1173 Words  | 3 Pages

    I am a qualified solicitor and in this role I have developed my communication skills. On one occasion I was representing a mother who was a victim of domestic violence. The father wanted to see his children but the mother was not allowing it due to the domestic violence. I acknowledged her concerns regarding the contact and explained that I understood why she would not want contact to take place. I also explained to the mother the courts view in terms of contact and domestic violence cases. I highlighted the fact that if she allowed contact without going to hearing she would still retain a level of control. I suggested that contact take place at a neutral location and be supervised by a friend or family member until she was comfortable with this arrangement. The client was reluctant but highlighted that the court would want some form of contact and she would have to adhere to this. However, by reaching an agreement outside of court she is not bound by it and will be in control. The client agreed to

    Read More

  • Joan of Arc

    644 Words  | 2 Pages

    ​During the Middle Ages of Europe there was a great war between France and England known as the 100 year War. Throughout this war there were many historic battles and many warriors that have had stories told about them over the years. None more famous than a young girl from a small village named Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc lived a short life, but did so much that she has many songs, stories, and even today movies made about her. If there was one person that deserved to have stories told about them, Joan of Arc is that person deserving.

    Read More

  • RH

    727 Words  | 2 Pages

    The fifteenth century was a gruesome era in world history. Church and state were not separated which caused many problems because the Church officials were often corrupt. The story of Joan of Arc, portrayed by George Bernard Shaw, impeccably reflects the Church of the 1400’s. Joan, a French native, fought for her country and won many battles against England. But Joan’s imminent demise came knocking at her door when she was captured by the English. She was charged with heresy because the armor she wore was deemed for men only but she justified her actions by stating that God told her to do it. Today, Joan of Arc would be diagnosed schizophrenic because of the voices in her head but she would still be respected for serving in the military. But in the fifteenth century, she was labeled as nothing more than a deviant. She was tried and the Inquisitor characterized her as a beast that will harm society. Through his sophistic reasoning, loaded diction, and appeals to pathos and ethos, the Inquisitor coaxed the court into believing Joan was a threat to society and she had to pay the ultimate price.

    Read More

  • Joan Of Arc: The Life Of Joan Of Arc

    796 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...nd she was condemned. the judges believed that he visions were from the devil and she was burned at the stake in Rouen in the marketplace on May 30, 1431 at the age of nineteen.

    Read More

  • Life in a Nutshell: Black Girl, A Short Story by Sembene Ousmane

    921 Words  | 2 Pages

    France she sees herself making millions and coming back to her homeland and spreading her wealth around with her loved ones (136). She proclaims that if ...

    Read More

  • Joan Of Arc: The Hero Of Joan Of Arc

    1470 Words  | 3 Pages

    ...ter Joan of Arc died her family and her friends came to Pope Calixtus III and he reinvestigated Joan’s trial. After doing so, he proclaimed that Joan’s trial was “full of iniquity” and had “manifest errors in fact as in law.” Joan was proclaimed innocent. In 1869, the bishops and archbishops of France petitioned that Joan be canonized as a saint. In 1920, the act of her canonization was fulfilled and now she stands as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

    Read More

More about The Messenger Analysis

Open Document