The Storming Of The Baskerville Analysis
Jennifer Castillo
Professor Deborah Izenberg-Shulman
Western Civilization
11 November 2014
The Storming of the Bastille
The fall of the Bastille has been one of the most significant events that started the French Revolution. Till this day, France celebrates the Bastille Day, also known as the French National Day, every year on July 14. People come together and countless ceremonies and parades are held during the day. In the article entitled “On the Taking of the Bastille and Its Aftermath”, Edward Rugby discusses the remarkable series of events through his eyes. His letters focuses on the third estate’s hardships and behaviors toward their rulers, which in my opinion, is similar to today’s society. This essay will emphasise on the happenings …show more content…
But because the governor of the prison refused to provide them the weapons, the institution got attacked until they surrendered. Rugby then realized the prison was defeated when people came swarming in the direction of the Palais Royal. Curious as he was, he ran with the crowd to see the people celebrating the forfeit of The Bastille. He describes this moment as a “joyful” event, but then suddenly noticed two bloody heads raised on pikes, which were the heads of two men in the opposing party. “It was a chilling and horrid sight! An idea of savageness and ferocity was impressed on the spectators, and instantly checked those emotions of joy which had before prevailed.” (Rugby, 338) One similar recent case in Quebec was the kidnapping of the minister of labor of Quebec and a British trade commissionaire by the FLQ in 1970. When the minister of Canada refused to give the FLQ’s wants, they preceded torturing one of the victims until his eventual death. Many, if not all, French people were petrified and disgusted with the FLQ’s actions. This shows that most people have hearts and do not condone death as a solution to …show more content…
The people revolt by attacking government institutions, which in this case was the Bastille. In other words, every political conflicts and economical crisis are similar to one another but at the same time are unique to its country and affect people in different ways. When talking about behavior, there isn’t much difference to the behavior people have towards their leaders in today’s society. What impressed me the most when writing this paper is knowing the fact that someone’s letters sharing their personal experiences and observations of such an important phenomenon in French history lasted for hundreds of years for us to then read. Reading it also made me realize that History is repeating itself in different times and in different parts of the
Professor Deborah Izenberg-Shulman
Western Civilization
11 November 2014
The Storming of the Bastille
The fall of the Bastille has been one of the most significant events that started the French Revolution. Till this day, France celebrates the Bastille Day, also known as the French National Day, every year on July 14. People come together and countless ceremonies and parades are held during the day. In the article entitled “On the Taking of the Bastille and Its Aftermath”, Edward Rugby discusses the remarkable series of events through his eyes. His letters focuses on the third estate’s hardships and behaviors toward their rulers, which in my opinion, is similar to today’s society. This essay will emphasise on the happenings …show more content…
But because the governor of the prison refused to provide them the weapons, the institution got attacked until they surrendered. Rugby then realized the prison was defeated when people came swarming in the direction of the Palais Royal. Curious as he was, he ran with the crowd to see the people celebrating the forfeit of The Bastille. He describes this moment as a “joyful” event, but then suddenly noticed two bloody heads raised on pikes, which were the heads of two men in the opposing party. “It was a chilling and horrid sight! An idea of savageness and ferocity was impressed on the spectators, and instantly checked those emotions of joy which had before prevailed.” (Rugby, 338) One similar recent case in Quebec was the kidnapping of the minister of labor of Quebec and a British trade commissionaire by the FLQ in 1970. When the minister of Canada refused to give the FLQ’s wants, they preceded torturing one of the victims until his eventual death. Many, if not all, French people were petrified and disgusted with the FLQ’s actions. This shows that most people have hearts and do not condone death as a solution to …show more content…
The people revolt by attacking government institutions, which in this case was the Bastille. In other words, every political conflicts and economical crisis are similar to one another but at the same time are unique to its country and affect people in different ways. When talking about behavior, there isn’t much difference to the behavior people have towards their leaders in today’s society. What impressed me the most when writing this paper is knowing the fact that someone’s letters sharing their personal experiences and observations of such an important phenomenon in French history lasted for hundreds of years for us to then read. Reading it also made me realize that History is repeating itself in different times and in different parts of the