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Marie Antoinette : A Young Age

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Title: Marie Antoinette
Thesis: Marie Antoinette may have been queen at a young age, but it was certainly short lived. As a social, outgoing, and energetic young woman, she was completely different from her shy, inconsistent, pre-chosen husband. She spent an irrational amount of money that lead to her reputation’s ultimate downfall. As time went on the king and queen were captured and when they tried to escape, they would just be captured again. King Louis’ indecisiveness and Marie’s recklessness ultimately caused them their lives.
I. Introduction (1st and 2nd slides)
a. Thesis: Marie Antoinette may have been queen at a young age, but it was certainly short lived. As a social, outgoing, and energetic young woman, she was completely different from her shy, inconsistent, pre-chosen husband. She spent an irrational amount of money that lead to her reputation’s ultimate downfall. As time went on the king and queen were captured and when they tried to escape, they would just be captured again. King Louis’ indecisiveness and Marie’s recklessness ultimately caused them their lives.
b. Marie Antoinette was married at the age of 15 and became queen at the age of 19. She loved spending money on pointless things even though France was suffering from bad harvests and high taxes. The people grew to despise her and said terrible things about her. They blamed her for everything even though it wasn’t her fault and in the peoples rage, they started the French Revolution. After that,

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