Overview: This essay is a summary of the 2005 History Channel documentary of the French Revolution. The closing paragraph is my personal opinion on the movie. All information came from the Documentary. Documentary Information Directed by Writing credits Doug Shultz Thomas Emil Doug Shultz Produced by Hilary Sio Doug Shultz/Producer Sandya Viswanathan/Co-producer In 1770 the French Revolution began to form‚ at Fifteen Louis the sixteenth‚ marries Marie Antoinette the fourteen year old Austrian
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The French Revolution of Kings‚ Queens‚ & Guillotines 3 Estates 1. How was French Society divided prior to the French Revolution? 1st Estate (less than 1%): Catholic Clergy Owned 10% of land in France Paid 2% of income for taxes Scorned Enlightenment ideas 2nd Estate (2%): Rich nobles Owned 20% of land Paid little or no taxes Disagreed with Enlightenment ideas 3rd Estate (97%): Commoners 2. Explain the different divisions of the 3rd estate. 3 types of people Bourgeoisie(middle class) Skilled
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the revolution for treasonable activities. It was also a way to get rid of clergymen‚ nobles‚ and people who defended the old regime. Across france anyone suspected of fighting against the revolution was charged with treason and executed by the guillotine. In March 1794 Robespierre began ruling france as a dictator‚ he then striped rights away from people suspected of fighting against the revolution. “Suspects no longer had the right to a lawyer‚ and death was the only possible penalty for those
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Reign of Terror DBQ The “National Razor” or the Guillotine was used to kill many during the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror was the period during the French Revolution beginning in 1789 and ended in 1794. King Louis XVI was ruling France during this time. He was disliked by many while all of this was going on. Many people at home starved because of King Louis’ selfish decisions. Many people now ask‚ was the Reign of terror justified? This question has been out there for a while now
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of France” which is starting the book off with comparisons between England and France. Dickens portrays London as a more safe city then Paris‚ the trials are less cruel‚ and there are not heads rolling from the guillotine. Paris‚ on the other hand is more violent‚ and uses the guillotine to kill there queen. London is more of a “safe haven” and Paris is more of a hell-hole. During the last half of Tale of Two Cities it shows that France has made many new laws about emigrants‚ and hardly anyone is
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paralleled in Charles Dickens novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens speaks of a woodman‚ personified as fate‚ and a farmer‚ who is used to picture death‚ working silently but purposefully towards the French Revolution‚ getting ready wood for scaffolds‚ guillotines and tumbrels. As well as portraying the silent nature of drowning‚ Dickens also uses this motif to bring out another aspect of the revolution. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens uses the motif of drowning to portray the stages of the revolutionaries’
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Kristy Stanislawczyk 10/16/07 Global II Honors 9D The French Revolution And so it began in the year of 1789‚ a revolution that would change France and all Europe forever. France was renowned for its opulent monarchy that kept stability‚ but cared more about its possessions rather than its people. The country was sorted by social class which was divided into three estates. The 3rd estate was the largest‚ consisting of 97% of the population who was
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Chelsey Cardwell Dual Credit English 1/3/12 Mr. Burns A Literary Analysis of A Tale of Two Cities I. Introduction Charles Dickens’ twelfth novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ was written to show all of the good and evil that was present during the French Revolution. He uses the two main cities‚ London and Paris‚ to represent this‚ and then ties in a love story with many different symbols of good and evil such as Darnay and Carton‚ Madame Defarge and Miss Pross. In his novel‚ Dickens also shows both
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Revolution is gradually creating in its initial stages. A mystery club‚ "Alliance of the Scarlet Pimpernel"‚ is conceived. This is depicted as an underground society of Englishmen who have some expertise in protecting the French aristocrats from Madam Guillotine. The actions of the "Red Pimpernel" are fiercely discussed‚ notwithstanding‚ nobody aside from the pioneer’s partners know his identity. Marguerite St. Only‚ an excellent French performing artist‚ is the spouse of rich English Sir Percy Blakeney
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(AKA The Terror) was a period during the French Revolution that was filled with violence which lasted from June 1793-July 1794. Many people were killed at this time‚ like the French people that did not support the revolution were executed at the guillotine. I believe that the Reign of Terror was unjustified because it was unfair‚ inhumane‚ and unnecessary. The Reign of Terror was unjustified because their punishments were inhumane. Even the littlest thing could get you to be killed. If someone
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