How Does The Guillotine Affect The French Revolution

Have you ever noticed that people always looked down on the Guillotine? There is no denying that the guillotine can be viewed very bad, but there is also no denying that the guillotine made a huge impact on the French Revolution. The French government believed this the guillotine was the best form of execution and in this paper we will see why the government believed in the guillotine so much. Some people think the guillotine was positive, and some people view the guillotine as a negative in society.The guillotine was viewed good because its ability to kill people without the victim barely being able feel it made it a really good machine, but it was viewed negatively now because it is known to create a large mess on the scene of the execution,

When Joseph Guillotine was creating the guillotine, he intended it to be named Louison or Louisette (Klein). Joseph Guillotine was a member of the national assembly who believed the guillotine should be used for execution (Lynn). One reason why Joseph guillotine created it he believed it was the best way of execution. In here we got a inside look on what he was thinking when he got the idea of creating this (Klein). Also, To see the capability of the guillotine, the guillotine was first used on animals to see if it worked (Klein). The guillotine was successful when cutting the head of many animals like sheep and calves. As result of the successful tests on animals, the guillotine was tested on dead women and children, and it worked successfully by cutting their heads quickly and with much ease. Then it was tested on dead men and it didn't work as much (Klein). As result of it not being productive on male corpses, The guillotine was redesigned (Klein). After a successful renovation, it was beginning to be the only form in execution in France. Guillotine was used to first kill a man named Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier. It was for humanity and was seen as equality (Klein). It worked successfully as Pelletier was killed in seconds. Shortly after the first kill using the guillotine, it was used to kill high classed people like former leader of France Louis XVI (Lynn).

During the french revolution, guillotine was used for execution for all types of people. People with upper-class rank or lower class people. This made it seen as an equal practice. So citizens felt like the chances of the ruler of a country being killed is the same as a regular family member being killed by the guillotine (Lynn). The guillotine is also good for person being executed because when someone being executed by a guillotine, it happens so quick that the person being executed don't even feel the pain. This can be a good thing because an execution by guillotine over quick and the person being executed death doesn't have to be slow and painful ("Censored Guillotine" 301). The Guillotine process goes like this: victim kneel’s down, then has the guillotine fitted on his/her neck, have the planks connect, and then the man/woman is executed (Dickens). A long standing example is how the guillotine killed people in remarkable numbers. In just 3 days, 300 people were killed. This made the guillotine very reliable and efficient (Klein). As result, with the many positives that were just listed that the guillotine has, there is no refusing that the guillotine was a major help to the French