Was Napoleon Bonaparte A Villain?
The ideals and values of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment were rooted from the desire to eliminate absolute dominance, secure the rights of all men, and build a steady government. Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military leader and Emperor, endeavored to maintain these political ideologies, however, he was degenerate in his method for achieving them. He was egotistic and extremely narrow-minded; he was a power-hungry man that used manipulation to enforce his own self-interested ideas. This essay sets out to prove why Bonaparte was a villain by explaining the three leading factors that led me to oppose him. This includes, ruining France’s economy, taking away rights from women and girls, and his dictatorial ruling. Although, Napoleon
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In 1804, Napoleon was voted as emperor by the senate and people, and amid that time The Napoleonic Code was also developed. This document secured the gains of the peasants and middle class during the French Revolution. Nonetheless, the code all took away all the gains made by women during the revolution. Through it, the legal right of men to control women was declared. Although a large portion of most of the revolutionary gains such as equality before the law, freedom of religion and the abolition of feudalism remained, the Code guaranteed that married women in particular owed their husband obedience, and were prohibited from selling, giving, mortgaging or purchasing property. As well, the code took away Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the press. On the other hand, Napoleon had an unfair education system that eliminated girls. Bonaparte created the Lycée system which made public schooling open to most children because they now had an opportunity to receive financial aid. All the same time, the schools were mainly meant for aristocratic children which means that Napoleon did not benefit the people, but only those that had enough money and supported Napoleon because after he created a new aristocracy, he populated it with his
In 1804, Napoleon was voted as emperor by the senate and people, and amid that time The Napoleonic Code was also developed. This document secured the gains of the peasants and middle class during the French Revolution. Nonetheless, the code all took away all the gains made by women during the revolution. Through it, the legal right of men to control women was declared. Although a large portion of most of the revolutionary gains such as equality before the law, freedom of religion and the abolition of feudalism remained, the Code guaranteed that married women in particular owed their husband obedience, and were prohibited from selling, giving, mortgaging or purchasing property. As well, the code took away Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the press. On the other hand, Napoleon had an unfair education system that eliminated girls. Bonaparte created the Lycée system which made public schooling open to most children because they now had an opportunity to receive financial aid. All the same time, the schools were mainly meant for aristocratic children which means that Napoleon did not benefit the people, but only those that had enough money and supported Napoleon because after he created a new aristocracy, he populated it with his