Death by burning
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| '''[[Capital punishment|Execution]] by [[fire|burning]]''' has a long history as a method of [[punishment]] for [[crime]]s such as [[treason]], [[heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] (burning, however, was actually less common than [[hanging]], [[pressing]], or [[drowning]] as a punishment for [[witchcraft]]). For a number of reasons, this method of execution fell into disfavor among governments in the late [[18th century]]; today, it is considered [[cruel and unusual punishment]]. The particular form of execution by [[immolation|burning]] in which the condemned is bound to a large [[stake]] is more commonly called '''burning at the stake'''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | '''[[Capital punishment|Execution]] by [[fire|burning]]''' has a long history as a method of [[punishment]] for [[crime]]s such as [[treason]], [[heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] (burning, however, was actually less common than [[hanging]], [[pressing]], or [[drowning]] as a punishment for [[witchcraft]]). For a number of reasons, this method of execution fell into disfavor among governments in the late [[18th century]]; today, it is considered [[cruel and unusual punishment]]. The particular form of execution by [[immolation|burning]] in which the condemned is bound to a large [[stake]] is more commonly called '''burning at the stake'''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | ||
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| - | + | In the film adaptation of [[Umberto Eco]]'s ''[[The Name of the Rose]]'', the innocent simpleton Salvatore ([[Ron Perlman]]) is seen to die horribly, burnt at the stake. The fate is also suffered by [[Oliver Reed]]'s less innocent character in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[The Devils]]''. The film ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' shows a woman about to be burnt at the stake. [[Dreyer]]'s ''[[La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc]]'' (''The Passion of Joan of Arc''), though made in the late 1920s (and therefore without the assistance of computer graphics), includes a relatively graphic and realistic treatment of [[Joan of Arc|Jeanne]]'s execution. Of course, nearly all other film versions of the story of Joan show her death at the stake - some more graphically than others. Execution by burning also features in the 1973 film [[The Wicker Man]]. | |
| - | ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' features a British Redcoat being burned at the stake by a Huron tribe, while the more recent ''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'' has a female police officer consumed by flames while tied to a ladder. The latter makes use of [[computer graphics]], while the former does not. ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' also used computer graphics to enhance the opening scene where three Protestants are burnt at the stake. In the film adaptation of [[Umberto Eco]]'s ''[[The Name of the Rose]]'', the innocent simpleton Salvatore ([[Ron Perlman]]) is seen to die horribly, burnt at the stake. The fate is also suffered by [[Oliver Reed]]'s less innocent character in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[The Devils]]''. The film ''[[The Seventh Seal]]'' shows a woman about to be burnt at the stake. [[Dreyer]]'s ''[[La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc]]'' (''The Passion of Joan of Arc''), though made in the late 1920s (and therefore without the assistance of computer graphics), includes a relatively graphic and realistic treatment of [[Joan of Arc|Jeanne]]'s execution. Of course, nearly all other film versions of the story of Joan show her death at the stake - some more graphically than others. Execution by burning also features in the 1973 film [[The Wicker Man]]. | + | |
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Execution by burning has a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy and witchcraft (burning, however, was actually less common than hanging, pressing, or drowning as a punishment for witchcraft). For a number of reasons, this method of execution fell into disfavor among governments in the late 18th century; today, it is considered cruel and unusual punishment. The particular form of execution by burning in which the condemned is bound to a large stake is more commonly called burning at the stake.[1] [May 2007]
Portrayal in film
In the film adaptation of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, the innocent simpleton Salvatore (Ron Perlman) is seen to die horribly, burnt at the stake. The fate is also suffered by Oliver Reed's less innocent character in Ken Russell's The Devils. The film The Seventh Seal shows a woman about to be burnt at the stake. Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc), though made in the late 1920s (and therefore without the assistance of computer graphics), includes a relatively graphic and realistic treatment of Jeanne's execution. Of course, nearly all other film versions of the story of Joan show her death at the stake - some more graphically than others. Execution by burning also features in the 1973 film The Wicker Man.
