In my history class, we are playing the roles of the members of Louis XVI's trial during the French Revolution. My role is the judge and the teacher is giving me a costume to wear. Can anyone come up with any creative ideas to spruce up my costume yet still be fair and unbiased? I want to earn as many points as possible and she gives extra points for creativity.
2007-12-20 15:32:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
to gutz_otoole: First of all, you didn't even answer my question. If you cannot provide a sufficient answer, do not answer at all. Secondly, by reenacting whatever happened we learn the roles of the Girondins, Jacobins, Mountians, Danton, Olympe de Gouge, and countless others. If you did not have an idea or an answer, you should not have answered in the first place.
2007-12-20 16:44:52 · update #1
Louis XVI was not tried before a criminal court or tribunal. He was tried by the National Convention, which was the successor body to the Legislative Assembly. There were no judges, per se. The Deputies heard the case for the prosecution and the King's defense, conducted mainly by Chretien de Malsherbes. Then on January 15, 1793 they voted on the question of his guilt. Out of 749 members present 683 voted for conviction by public voice vote. The next day they voted on the sentence: 361 for death, 334 for a reprieve. Louis was guillotined 5 days later.
Most of the members of the Convention were lawyers. A suitable costume would be black, brown or gray coats and knee britches with white stockings. They should wear hats with red, white and blue cockades.
PS
I hate to be critical of your teacher, but creativity has little or nothing to do with history, and may actually be harmful. When dealing with historical subjects don't think creatively, think objectively and critically.
OK, you ingrate, you asked for it...
Firstly you PLAINLY asked for information on Judge Costume for Louis's trial, and I told you there were no judges. NO JUDGES = NO JUDGE COSTUMES. The only judges were the members of the Convention, so if you dress like one of them you will be dressed as a "judge". They were mostly lawyers and they tended to favor rather plain attire. My advice was to dress plainly except for a Republican Tricolor cockade.
You may dress as a mountain gorilla for all I care (and given your evident lack of manners it may be appropriate), but it will have nothing to with 1793.
2007-12-20 15:57:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you scroll down that page, one row before the last you have a black and white drawing of the judgement of Louis XVI. You can see the kind of clothes the people of the Convention had. Those on the left are the important ones (you are probably the one seating at the top left).
If you have names of members of the Convention google them, you will probably have portraits of them in colour and can steal some fashion design.
Result : 366 votes for, 355 votes against. The king is condemned to death.
http://www.associationlouisxvi.org/index.php?page=portraits
2007-12-21 02:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by Cabal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gutz is perfectly correct
BTW do not wear a judge wig for the "judge" role- the Republic abolished it
a large tricolour cockarde worn on the hat or on the chest would be obligatory, or a tricolour sash tied around the waist
2007-12-20 22:19:46 · answer #3 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't seem like a judge's robes are much to embellish.
2016-05-25 06:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋