How Is Joan Of Arc A Historical Figure
In a sense all characters are based on some form of a historical figure or at least have an inspiration from them. HBO’s Game of Thrones female characters can be easily defined as any historical female icons. Take for instance, Joan of Arc:
When she was about 16, the voices exhorted her to bear aid to the dauphin, later King Charles VII, then kept from the throne by the English in the Hundred Years War. Joan won the aid of Robert de Baudricourt, captain of the dauphin's forces in Vaucouleurs, in obtaining an interview with the dauphin. She made the journey in male attire, with six companions. Meeting the dauphin at Chinon castle, she conquered his skepticism as to her divine mission. She was examined by theologians at Poitiers, and afterward …show more content…
These women share a sense of bringing justice and fighting for those who have been treated unfairly. Daenerys Targaryen closely resembles historical figure Cleopatra. For example, in Cleopatra we see a heroic figure, an actual, historical woman who was extraordinarily brave and astute, and as queen protected her country, extended its boundaries, and held off the threat of Rome as long as she could. Charming and passionate, she had a personality so strong that she came to represent Egypt itself, symbolism that took on new meaning after she was conquered (Miles, 1). The depiction of Daenerys clearly shows this similarity to Cleopatra because Daenerys is a warrior queen conquering the cities of Slaver’s Bay from the patriarchal, slave owning culture that hold it. […]. The queen of “Mhysa” adored by the slaves, represents a new kind of ruler for them. Along with warrior queen. Daenerys is the mother-protector of her growing community in the east (Frankel, 156). Cersie Lannister’s character is a loose depiction of Queen Margaret d'Anjou but none the less they share similar personalities when it comes to holding power. For …show more content…
Lannister or Lancaster, the Red Queens never give up. Likewise, both women fought to overcome gendered attack on their right to power — Cersei had her arranged marriage to Robert Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon's public accusations of incest and adultery, and then her father forcing a second marriage on her; Margaret repeatedly faced accusations from the Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick that her son, Edward of Lancaster, was a bastard that she had conceived with the help of her ally the Duke of Somerset (Madness of
When she was about 16, the voices exhorted her to bear aid to the dauphin, later King Charles VII, then kept from the throne by the English in the Hundred Years War. Joan won the aid of Robert de Baudricourt, captain of the dauphin's forces in Vaucouleurs, in obtaining an interview with the dauphin. She made the journey in male attire, with six companions. Meeting the dauphin at Chinon castle, she conquered his skepticism as to her divine mission. She was examined by theologians at Poitiers, and afterward …show more content…
These women share a sense of bringing justice and fighting for those who have been treated unfairly. Daenerys Targaryen closely resembles historical figure Cleopatra. For example, in Cleopatra we see a heroic figure, an actual, historical woman who was extraordinarily brave and astute, and as queen protected her country, extended its boundaries, and held off the threat of Rome as long as she could. Charming and passionate, she had a personality so strong that she came to represent Egypt itself, symbolism that took on new meaning after she was conquered (Miles, 1). The depiction of Daenerys clearly shows this similarity to Cleopatra because Daenerys is a warrior queen conquering the cities of Slaver’s Bay from the patriarchal, slave owning culture that hold it. […]. The queen of “Mhysa” adored by the slaves, represents a new kind of ruler for them. Along with warrior queen. Daenerys is the mother-protector of her growing community in the east (Frankel, 156). Cersie Lannister’s character is a loose depiction of Queen Margaret d'Anjou but none the less they share similar personalities when it comes to holding power. For …show more content…
Lannister or Lancaster, the Red Queens never give up. Likewise, both women fought to overcome gendered attack on their right to power — Cersei had her arranged marriage to Robert Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon's public accusations of incest and adultery, and then her father forcing a second marriage on her; Margaret repeatedly faced accusations from the Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick that her son, Edward of Lancaster, was a bastard that she had conceived with the help of her ally the Duke of Somerset (Madness of