Marie Antoinette

that time the National Assembly made most decisions, although Robespierre, a philosopher and lawyer took on the role as a leader. Later on, during 1793 Louis XVI was put on trial and was then found guilty, where he was sentenced to death while Marie Antoinette remained in prison. At the same time a Catholic and royal army rebelled and started to attack against the revolution leading into a civil war. Overtime more and more people were sentenced to death under Robespierre's rule and the rights of…

nothing before. Well, the same exact thing happened to Marie Antoinette. She married Louis XVI when she was 14 years old and was expected to have children immediately. This would have consummated their marriage, which simply means to make official through sex. But they wouldn’t have sex for the next seven years of their marriage. Louis XVI would spend his time hunting and when he was around, he wouldn’t pay much attention to his wife. So Marie Antoinette spent these 7 years doing nothing. She…

"No body and no individual may exercise authority which does not emanate from the nation expressly..." (Source E). This quote, from the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens, is one of the many ideas that came after consistent agitation in France before the beginning of the French Evolution. Starting at the roots of King Louis ' unreliable rule and ending in a forceful voice from the third estate, France entered a chain of chronological causes that brought a desperate need for Revolution;…

During the French Revolution, many significant events took place. The beheadings of King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, along with thousands of their aristocratic followers in 1792, was a pretty significant one because it meant the end of the terrible monarchy that was ruling over France. However, the change in the arts that the Revolution brought was probably the most important of all. From 1789-late 1790s, the people had enough of their country being bankrupt, and desperately…

The French Revolution was one of the main events on the world’s modern history. This political event changed France as a nation in the late eighteen centuries and served as an example for other countries. The economic crisis in France was huge, people were literally starving. At that time Louis XVI was ruling, he lived in luxury that afford from public money, his only concern well and he did not care at all about the wellbeing of the citizens of France. The French Republic was proclaimed on…

Marie Antoinette was born on November 2,1755 in Vienna, Austria.Marie had a carefree childhood. She learned how to play many instruments for example the harpsichord ,spinet, clariehord and the harp.She had a poor education and had a lot of trouble concentrating.She was blamed for many things and was executed.Many things happened to her and her family during the french revolution.She also was the last queen of France. She was sometimes neglected by her mother which hurt her.Marie received an…

The most significant political, economic, and social oppressions that has made the French revolution necessary are bad leadership because King Louis XVI made the government sink into debt, unequal taxes because the peasants were taxed with nobility, church, and government taxes, and lastly enlightenment ideas because the bourgeoisie wanted more freedom. In France around the 1700’s the three estates (Clergy, Nobles, Bourgeoisie/Peasants) faced 3 different kinds of oppression, political, economic,…

Another reason that crown was in a huge amount of debt was the frivolous spending of the queen, Marie Antoinette which angered the public as she was living a lavish lifestyle while they were starving. The war could be viewed as another mistake or misjudgement on Louis behalf which could explain the downfall of constitutional monarchy. Despite saying ‘the…

The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? A kitten desperately howls as her assertive owner restricts her wish to roam the danger filled streets. In the eyes of the naive kitten, the owner’s consideration for her safety is perceived as nothing but an unjust limitation to her individual freedom. Robespierre’s duty as the ruler is similar to the one of a pet owner. The kitten, who represents the French counterrevolutionists, cluelessly whines against the owner because she does not know what is best…

The Figure of the Double in A Tale of Two Cities The doubling technique is used to compare and contrast two different objects. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens uses this in order to portray something to the extreme either positively or negatively. He compares two different circumstances to bring the lightness and darkness out of either one of them. In the novel, Dickens foils the environment in England and France during the French Revolution because during this time period, everything…