Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Aim – to use role play to
consider whether they were
“fit” to rule France as Absolute
Monarchs
The 3 Estates
The French people were divided
into three groups (estates)
130,000
400,000
Third Estate
Made up of middle class
(lawyers and merchants)
and peasants
25 million, in which 20 million are peasants
King Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Role plays
Task - rehearse/practise your script.
Be ready to perform your script to rest of the class.
Each performance should last no more than 3 minutes
and everyone must take part.
Before you perform one of you must read out who you
are and the character description.
Honest
Unconfident
Kind
Ditherer
Weak willed
Shy
Gambler
Beautiful
Graceful
King Louis XVI
Good points
Bad points
Marie Antoinette
Good points
Bad points
King Louis XVI
Good points
Bad points
Kind
Honest
Unconfident
Ditherer
Shy
Weak willed
Marie Antoinette
Good points
Bad points
Beautiful
Gambler
Graceful
Written questions:
1 Do you think King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette made good
rulers? Explain
2 Why was it crucial to France that it had a strong King?
THINK.