Reflections on the Revolution in France Characters

Edmund Burke (1729–1797) is the author of Reflections on the Revolution in France, addressed to Charles-Jean Francois Depont but largely in response to radical Dissenter Richard Price’s speech “Discourse on the Love of… read analysis of Edmund Burke

Depont was the son of a French family who stayed with the Burkes. Burke describes him as “a very young gentleman at Paris, who did him the honour of desiring his opinion” on the events… read analysis of Charles-Jean Francois Depont

Richard Price was a Dissenting minister and political radical, a member of London’s Revolution Society whose sermon, “Discourse on the Love of Our Country,” Burke dissects and critiques in the first part of Reflections… read analysis of Richard Price

Louis XVI (1754–1793) reigned as king of France from 1774–1792. He was the husband of Queen Marie Antoinette of France. He was the last king of France before the monarchy was abolished… read analysis of King Louis XVI of France