Storming of the Bastille

The French Revolution consisted of several political events before the eventual start of the war at the raid of Bastille. The motion of the revolution began with the Proclamation of the National Assembly which stated, “The title of National Assembly is the only one befitting the Assembly in the actual situation of affairs, because the members composing it are the only representatives lawfully and publicly acknowledged and verified; because they are directly sent by almost the whole of the…

experience the rooftop. Cause 3: The Commoners The Nobles and Wealthy individuals had been treating the Commoners truly awful by giving them charges on themselves and their territory. Event 1: The Storming of the Bastille On July fourteenth, 1789, the everyday people walked into the regal Bastille, a jail that held 1 insane man, 2 maniacs, and 4 cons.…

The French Revolution of 1789 is an important event in history because it became a highly influential and well-known turning point in French History through the storming of Bastille and the execution of King Louis. Although the American Revolution was an important event in history, the French Revolution is even more important because France wouldn’t have been financially stable, if it hadn’t happened. France’s involvement in the American Revolution left itself on the brink of bankruptcy. With…

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts”.( John Locke). The acts in the revolution best describes the ideology of the American colonies and the French. Showing how the American and French revolution are similar but at the same time their differences. The phase of the symptoms of the of the French and American Revolution have some differences and similarities . An example is that the American Revolution started because England was in war for 7 years and…

both its monuments and architecture is able to tell a story. One major historical site is the area where the Bastille formerly stood. The Bastille was a fortress in Paris that would be later used as a prison. The storming of the Bastille, which took place on July 14, 1789, contributed to the start of the French Revolution. Frenchmen, tired of their current monarchy, swarmed the Bastille to…

Through learning about the French and the Russian Revolutions, it is proved that these revolutions shared many similarities when it comes to phases and characteristics of the revolutions themselves. The pre-revolutionary French government, similar to the Russian, was an absolute monarchy. Which means that the King shares the power with no one else beside himself and God. The Estate-General was one major cause of the French Revolution. The people of the French society were broken up into three…

the long awaited revolution has begun after storming into Bastille. After Madame Defarge cuts off the head of the governor, the passage states, seven prisoners released, seven glory heads of pikes,”(Dickens 230). This part shows that the violence has already begun and that there is more to come in France. The crowd of people were ruthless and after waiting for so long, this was the moment they have been waiting for. Therefore, this storming of Bastille was a symbolic moment that marked the…

Diction is extremely prevalent in this excerpt from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. In this text about the violent storming of the Bastille, Dickens uses diction to help the reader visualize the transition from the anticipation of the mob to the chaos and anarchy of the battle. During the beginning of the passage when people were gathering around the streets in preparation for the ensuing violence, Dickens uses language such as “vast dusky mass (1)” , “forest of naked arms (5)”, and “…

Court Oath. Robespierre was a very nice person and he helped defend the third estates but all of a sudden, he had turned into a monster. He had started killing many people and brought many innocent lives to death by him. Furthermore, the Fall of Bastille really marked a turning point of the revolution since people wanted human rights and did not want to a king to control their lives and being their slaves. Firstly, the Tennis Court Oath is a very special event in the revolution history. Nobody…

revolutionary events taking place around them, and the fateful consequences the French Revolution would bring upon their family and the future of France. The events during the summer of 1789 were the turning point in the French Revolution. The Fall of Bastille had caused a wave of unrest across France as the event sparked the beginning of revolutionary activities. During this time, Marie Antoinette and her family became increasingly endangered by plots against their lives. Additionally, the…