event of the Reign of Terror.[Footnote] Throughout the French revolution, specifically the eleven month, 1793-1794 Reign of Terror, revolutionary leaders, such as Maximilien Robespierre believed in enforcing fear to resolve the instability of France. “Terror is nothing else than swift, severe, indomitable justice; it flows, then, from virtue”-Maximilien Robespierre.[Footnote] This period in history signified great atrocities of massacres, and a time where fear was evoked within every French civilian
of Maximilien Robespierre was due to his narcissistic tendencies and over-obsession with killing as he showed narcissism to such an extent that he created a new religion in France to which he was the head (Source C), was the ultimate judge of wrong and right in his time of power (Source B), assumed autocratic control of the government (Source C) and was interested solely in personal power and glory (source D). Maximilien Robespierre was the architect of the French Revolution’s reign of terror and
Maximilien Robespierre has always been known to be controversial and misunderstood. He was the face of the French Revolution. In accordance with the Jacobins, they controlled the time known as the Reign of Terror, due to their influence in the accumulation of murders of those opposed to the revolution. Reign of Terror was a symbolic time period within the French Revolution that involved corruption of power and influence and mass executions. With Robespierre at the forefront, he became one of the
Versace Incident, the character Robespierre maintains the same, pensive and collected attitude that the historical figure was known for. The first scene of the movie shows Robespierre, along with other members of the Third Estate, working in an office setting. As Louis comes in and steals food from the workers, and Robespierre tries to tell him that it is not his to take. This is symbolic of the monarchies increase in the price of bread prior to the French Revolution, which lead to widespread starvation
French Revolution Reign Of Terror Even though trusted that the main way France could accomplish a decent republic was through dread, the Reign of Terror was a horrible time for people because the government was poor, people were starving, and many were killed.This Research paper will be about maximilien Robespierre and the Reign of Terror, Maximilien Robespierre ,1 Jun 1793, known as the "morally sound" Robespierre rapidly rose to pioneer of the committee of open safety. He needed to abrogate bondage
Blood, guillotines, and revolts are words associated with the French Revolution, the reason for this is the revolution was a very violent period in French history. There was civil unrest, people were starving with no money to buy food and high taxation. The lower classes started protesting in the streets, which grew into riots. Revolutionary leaders started partaking in capital punishment and would execute those they deemed enemies of the state; including King Louis XVI and other nobles. These protests
The French Revolution was started because of King Louis XVI mismanagement of the kingdom. He did not know how to manage, and decide on what benefited his people; he only cared about himself, thus leading into the French Revolution. France has been always divided into Three Estates the First Estate being the nobles who were rich land owning people, the Second Estate being the clergy who were the people working in the church, and the Third Estate the common people. The First and Second Estate never
The French Revolution was a time of civil war in France that was filled with the shed blood of many for one cause, to create a democratic government. An important figure that dominated the Committee of Public Safety, a political body that took control of France during the Reign of Terror, was a man named Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre was born the son of a lawyer in Arras, France on May 6, 1758, but during Maximilien’s childhood his siblings and him were raised by their maternal grandparents
Robespierre and the Revolution Oscar E. Segovia History of Modern France Dr. Rosamond Hooper-Hamersley April 11, 2015 Maximilien Robespierre also known as “the Incorruptible”, is regarded as one of the most notorious figures of the French Revolution. He became involved in the Revolution in 1789, after he was elected into the Third Estate in the Estates General. He strongly advocated against tyranny but that would all change after he gained leadership of the Committee of Public Safety
The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified? In 1789, the French Revolution began because of lack of food, money, and jobs in France and from influence from the American revolution and the Age of Enlightenment. By 1793, the National Convention wrote the Republican Constitution and beheaded King Louis XVI for treason by guillotine. Maximilien Robespierre took control of the National Convention and the country. He changed France with his words but he eventually would be one of the last victims of the guillotine