Play on Words

full length · drama

The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy

by Friedrich Schiller · translated by Anna Swanwick

29 roles (0M / 0F / 29 any) · approx 148–205 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Johanna lead 138 speeches
Charles supporting 102 speeches
Dunois supporting 63 speeches
Burgundy supporting 53 speeches
Isabel supporting 47 speeches
Lionel supporting 39 speeches
La Hire minor 37 speeches
Sorel minor 34 speeches
Raimond minor 29 speeches
Talbot minor 28 speeches
Soldier minor 21 speeches
Duchatel minor 20 speeches
Margot minor 17 speeches
Archbishop minor 16 speeches
Louison minor 13 speeches
Fastolfe minor 10 speeches
Chatillon minor 9 speeches
Thibaut minor 9 speeches
Charcoal-Burner minor 9 speeches
Montgomery minor 8 speeches
King minor 8 speeches
Herald minor 6 speeches
Black Knight minor 6 speeches
Bertrand minor 6 speeches
Senator minor 6 speeches
Knight minor 4 speeches
Claude Marie minor 4 speeches
Wife minor 4 speeches
Page minor 3 speeches

Read the play

LA HIRE returns, CHARLES, SOREL.

Sorel. You come alone? You do not bring him back? [Observing him more closely. La Hire! What news? What does that look announce? Some new calamity?

La Hire. Calamity Hath spent itself; sunshine is now returned.

Sorel. What is it? I implore you.

La Hire. (to the KING) Summon back The delegates from Orleans.

Charles. Why? What is it?

La Hire. Summon them back! Thy fortune is reversed. A battle has been fought, and thou hast conquered.

Sorel. Conquered! Oh, heavenly music of that word!

Charles. La Hire! A fabulous report deceives thee; Conquered! In conquest I believe no more.

La Hire. Still greater wonders thou wilt soon believe. Here cometh the archbishop. To thine arms He leadeth back Dunois.

Sorel. O beauteous flower Of victory, which doth the heavenly fruits Of peace and reconcilement bear at once!

Monologues from this play