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David's Depiction of The Death of Marat
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Stephanie Guest Humanities Core Professor Nuccia February 24, 2003 David's Depiction of The Death of Marat During the late eighteenth century French citizens were deep into fighting for a republic. Problems began when, the third estate started to fight for a horizontal form of government instead of the vertical monarchy that was taking place. To overthrow the monarchy the third estate formed the National Assembly and announced the end of feudalism and serfdom in France. But as the revolution progressed, different factions arose within the National Convention. Jean- Paul Marat, a popular newspaper publisher during the Revolution, was a representative of the Mountain faction in Paris's National Convention. The Mountain Faction represented a completely horizontal government. However, a popular bourgeois group, the Girondians, wanted a decentralized form of government in which various provinces or departments would determine their own affairs. The Girondians wanted this type of government to defend their principles of...
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