burn at the stake

He refused to undermine that effort, or to give his Wilding army to Stannis Baratheon to fight the Boltons, and for that, he was sentenced to burn at the stake.

On the left, Betty Friedan, the feminist leader and author, compared her to a religious heretic, telling her in a debate that she should burn at the stake for opposing the Equal Rights Amendment.

When Ms. Friedan, during a debate at Indiana University in 1973, recommended that she burn at the stake, Mrs. Schlafly replied in an even voice that she was pleased Ms. Friedan had said that because, she said, the comment had made it plain to the audience just how intolerant “intemperate, agitating proponents of the E.R.A.” were.

I mean, the guy made a point of getting my name so he’d know exactly who to burn at the stake!

It’s not so much about watching her burn at the stake, but the reactions of people around her.