Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3), Essay 1: Robespierre

By John Morley

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Witness the rise and fall of a revolutionary figure whose unwavering beliefs shaped a nation and sealed his own doom.

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2007-03-03

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"Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3), Essay 1: Robespierre" by John Morley is a historical essay focusing on Maximilien Robespierre, a key person in the French Revolution. The essay looks at Robespierre's life and his part in the Reign of Terror, along with what led to his fall from power, giving different views on him and showing how ideas and reality clashed during the revolution. It starts by setting the scene of the French Revolution, mentioning the Revolutions of Thermidor and different historical opinions about Robespierre. The essay then moves to Robespierre's early life, from his beginnings as a lawyer to his rise as a revolutionary leader, looking at his motivations, beliefs, and the contradictions within them, and how these impacted his actions and how people saw him in history.