The song is about the Joan of Arc witchcraft trial and portrays they execution of Joan as a very poetic, unition between her and the fire, the "wedding dress or something white" quote is very important here as it symbolises the clothing of an angel indicating she wishes to be rid of this world, The wedding also represents the unition between joan and the fire, or unition of the elements "she must be wood".Also the idea of it being called a wedding is intersting as the it was the complete antithesis and was in fact an execution, one way which i believe in which they are connected is that both lead you on to a new life and new beggining
The idea of the fire representing the devil i believe is just as valid as the idea of it being god. Joan of Arc was put on trial for witchcraft and burnt at stake, witchs in medievil times were seen as followers of the devil and so therefore burning her was the final stage of her invokation. The idea that it is god speaking to her is also important as Joan believed that god was the one who had told her to lead the french army to victory so the fact that god is speaking to her once again could have been a possibility.
-These are just my thoughts on the song, if i work out any further in depths ideas i shall add them.
The song is about the Joan of Arc witchcraft trial and portrays they execution of Joan as a very poetic, unition between her and the fire, the "wedding dress or something white" quote is very important here as it symbolises the clothing of an angel indicating she wishes to be rid of this world, The wedding also represents the unition between joan and the fire, or unition of the elements "she must be wood".Also the idea of it being called a wedding is intersting as the it was the complete antithesis and was in fact an execution, one way which i believe in which they are connected is that both lead you on to a new life and new beggining The idea of the fire representing the devil i believe is just as valid as the idea of it being god. Joan of Arc was put on trial for witchcraft and burnt at stake, witchs in medievil times were seen as followers of the devil and so therefore burning her was the final stage of her invokation. The idea that it is god speaking to her is also important as Joan believed that god was the one who had told her to lead the french army to victory so the fact that god is speaking to her once again could have been a possibility.
-These are just my thoughts on the song, if i work out any further in depths ideas i shall add them.
Matt age 15
Kudos Matt.
Kudos Matt.