Source A, a visual source titled, “1789- Burden of the Three Estates” depicts the three estates and the financial pressures put on the Third Estate. The depiction shows the struggles of the class imbalance between the three estates and the economic differences between the estates. Three figures are shown, representing each of the different estates and how they contribute to the burdens. The figure on the right represents the First Estate, known as the clergy. This can be seen through the crosier the man is holding and the mitre hat that is worn which represents a bishop. It can also be shown through the Christian motif of a cross. The figure on the left represents the nobility which made up the Second Estate. It is portrayed as a knight who
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On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. It demonstrated people power that was derived from the Tennis Court Oath and how they finally retaliated against the corrupt systems of the ancient regime, “people bravely faced death…women…even the children.” This is reflected in source A as the idea of the burden held by the third estate had finally snapped their back. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule and it has been a symbolic movement being the first defiance of the crown since the Tennis Court Oath. The storming was successful as the Bastille fell and “the governor De Launey, was captured.” “Serene and blessed liberty for the first time” emphasises the fact that the storming was worthwhile to die for. It shows the negative light of the Ancien Regime and the need for changes in the way France is governed. This led to newfound freedom, whereas in source A, the people were constricted by the burden and the corrupt system of the estates. Furthermore, the violent uprising from the storming of the Bastille had frightened the king out of any plans to crush the National Assembly. Therefore, this consequently lead to the storming of the Bastille evolving into a more violent and militant response to the developments of the French
On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. It demonstrated people power that was derived from the Tennis Court Oath and how they finally retaliated against the corrupt systems of the ancient regime, “people bravely faced death…women…even the children.” This is reflected in source A as the idea of the burden held by the third estate had finally snapped their back. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule and it has been a symbolic movement being the first defiance of the crown since the Tennis Court Oath. The storming was successful as the Bastille fell and “the governor De Launey, was captured.” “Serene and blessed liberty for the first time” emphasises the fact that the storming was worthwhile to die for. It shows the negative light of the Ancien Regime and the need for changes in the way France is governed. This led to newfound freedom, whereas in source A, the people were constricted by the burden and the corrupt system of the estates. Furthermore, the violent uprising from the storming of the Bastille had frightened the king out of any plans to crush the National Assembly. Therefore, this consequently lead to the storming of the Bastille evolving into a more violent and militant response to the developments of the French