State why and how the leaders of the church and the feudal system went against Joan. discuss especially the charge heresy against her.

The leaders didn't like that Joan opposed their authority. The play poses difficult questions about the relation of individualism and authority. On the one hand, there is the supreme individualist, Joan, who follows her private judgment in defiance of the authorities. Joan is such a charismatic figure in the play that it is hard not to side with her and then to want to side with the individualist, rebellious approach to life.