The French Revolution was based on ideals of equality and lawful fright to all men. This revolt soon turned a tragedy,where right and wrong died along with a murdered king. The age of Enlightenment was not a perfect ideology because it did not concern the lives of the lower class, the peasants. The French Revolution was nothing more than a vatical to assert the power and self-interest of men like Robespierre and Danton. Napoleon …showed first 75 words of 2557 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2557 total…he was the ultimate opportunist. The Ultimate Opportunist Napoleon Bonaparte History 102 Western Civilization Section V02 By Ivy Felicia Martin June 24,2003 Instructor Cindy Blackburn Bibliography Asprey, Robert,The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York:Perseus Books Group,2000. McLynn, Frank,Napoleon:ABiography. New York. Arcade Publishing,Inc.,2002 Life of Napoleon Page. 20 June 2003 http://www.napoleon.org Rapport,Michael,"Napoleon's Rise to Power" FindArticles. Com. January 1998 http://www.findarticles.com Schom,Adam, Napoleon Bonaparte. New York. HarperCollins Publishers,1997