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प्रश्न
Say why? Write it in your notebook.
Poulengey, Jack and Dick had offered to accompany Joan.
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उत्तर
Poulengey, Jack and Dick felt there was something about Joan, and that she was a bit of a miracle. Her words had put fire into them. They also felt that it was their last chance of saving Orleans. Hence they offered to accompany her.
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Discuss in groups pairs and make a list of the weapons used in the old times and in the present times.
| Weapons used in the past |
Weapons used nowadays |
Read the extract from G. B. Shaw’s play on Joan of Arc and fill in the Tree diagram.

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The (enemy) soldiers will be driven away like ___________
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| Weapons used in the past | Weapons used nowadays |
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Joan of Arc
Her courage
Pick out from the play 2 lines that prove the following.
Joan of Arc
Her determination
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| Similarities | Contrast |
| a. | a. |
| b. | b. |
| c. | c. |
