The author further communicates her positive feelings for her religion by making use of tautology, in the phrase 'blessed blessed church bells'. Without saying it, the finality of her final sentence in this monologue shows that while she obviously is not happy with her situation, she has resigned herself to it and now simply seeks to retain her moral high ground such that history remembers her prosecutors as villains and Joan herself an example of unwavering faith and devotion. Furthermore, the language used is incredibly powerful, with phrases like 'foul damp darkness' representing the negativity of the fate decided for her, contrasting extremely with imagery such as 'young lambs crying through the healthy frost' that represents her feelings about her life and faith. The absence of any rhetorical questions, or pauses in speech creates the effect that this entire monologue is a fully uninterrupted tirade, that Joan of Arc is the sole focus of her audience, making full use of her opportunity to speak and communicate her point. Perhaps this speech is to be delivered completely deadpan, but more likely the intent was to allow and encourage the reader to place emphasis on whichever sentences in whichever way creates the most dramatic mental image for them as an individual. Interestingly, despite this being a highly emotional piece, it is punctuated only with fullstops and commas. This extract is of Joan of Arc giving a speech to her enemies, who have at this point defeated her and now await her death, condeming them for their opinions and actions.

Joan of arc by george bernard shaw