Author Bio: This is a statement from an observer of the fall of the Bastille. The exact person is not known to history, but they would have been known as a person of France.
Date/Context: The date is obviously the fourteenth of July in 1789, since that is the day this historic revolutionary event occured. The context is the height of discontent in France. People are dying due to food shortages and economic conditions. The urban masses are demanding something be done, and today will be the day that change shall commence.
Summary: The text is giving a short description of the events that happened that day. It details the soldiers final willingness to stop the masses, that they cannot harm so many people. It describes the soldiers dragged through the streets, the assassinations, and the soldiers taken to the Grève. In the end it describes the King's reaction to what had happened. The text is mainly focusing on the events, and it serves it's purpose well by giving a little bit of info on all major actions that happened that day.
Key Quotes:
"After a few moments' silence the king said 'It is then a revolt.' 'No, sire,' replied the duke. 'It is a revolution.'"
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