Voltaire’s accomplishments were include writings, especially Oedipus, a very famous play he wrote. He also fought for everything he believed in, no matter how many times he was arrested, and exiled.
Voltaire had two older siblings, and his mother died when he was seven. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but he wanted to be a writer.
Going to college, and studying law there, then realizing that he wanted to be a writer prepared Voltaire for his life’s work. Of course he kept on persevering, and doing what he wanted to do, and what he …show more content…
He was exiled and arrested for standing up for what he believed in, the freedom of speech, religion, and expression. He was forced to leave a French embassy when he fell in love with a refugee, because his father and an ambassador were afraid there would be a scandal.
Marquis Florent-Claude du Chastellet-Lomont helped Voltaire by allowing him to live in his ancestral home with his wife.
Voltaire faced the challenges of being exiled from France, or cities in France for standing up for what he believed in. Things like freedom of speech, for example he would say bad things about the Church which resulted in many long and continuous punishments, like being jailed and exiled for years on end. He also faced the challenge of wanting to be a writer, while his father insisted he become a lawyer.
Voltaire’s accomplishments were reached through diligence, perseverance, and stubbornness. He wouldn’t stop working hard, and doing what he believed was right until he won. His accomplishments were achieved after his father passed away and he got the chance to become a writer.
Voltaire is important to history because he believed in freedom of speech, and religion, both of those things are written in the constitution, and are the rights of every American. He also had a few famous writings, like