The first writing assignment will be based on a watching a
documentary on King Louis XIV of France. Go to the Canvas Home
page and scroll down to the Writing Assignments module and youll
see the YouTube documentary under the title: Building Versailles: A
Kings Obsession for Magnificence. Or you may access the
documentary directly on YouTube by typing in the same title. After a
careful viewing of the 59 minute video, answer the following five
questions with insight, clarity and effective examples from the
documentary.
Type your responses with your name and date in the upper hand
corner along with a simple center heading Writing Assignment #1.
Then write down the number of the question followed by your
response. Single or double-spaced is up to you. Proofread your
answers for spelling and grammatical errors. Each question will be
graded on a five (5) point scale and a solid one-three paragraph
response for each question should suffice.
Submit your responses on a Word or PDF file (no Pages or Google
Docs) to Canvas Assignments under Writing Assignment #1 and Ill
grade it through SpeedGrader or you may submit an email
attachments of your responses to robert.henry@gcccd.edu.
1. The documentary emphasizes aspects of Louis XIVs love life
and relationships with his mistresses and wives. What insight
into Louis character and passions are revealed with these
relationships? How did he appear to treat women and how did they
appear to treat him? You may use the insights and observations from
commentators Lisa Hilton and Lady Antonia Fraser to build your
response.
2. How does the documentary portray Louis overseeing the
building of Versailles Palace? In other words, what kind of project
manager does he appear to be? Active? Passive? Hands on?
Providing much input or not at all? Write out and support your
observations.
3. How does the documentary portray the life and hardship of the
workers during Versailles construction? What kind of dangers and
working conditions did they face? In the little that is revealed, did
Louis seem concerned about the workers welfare?
4. Provide a description of noble (courtier) life at Versailles.
According to the documentary, how did the nobles spend their time?
What kind of activities they pursued? What methods did nobles utilize
to curry favor from the king? Incorporate examples from the
documentary and note the words used by some commentators like
claustrophobic and a networking center to describe noble life at
Versailles.
5. Describe how the documentary portrays the last years of Louis
XIVs reign especially with his health and foreign wars. Why
according to Lisa Hilton did Versailles now seem like a dreary place?
Lastly, comment on why you believe the documentarys commentators
called Louis XIV the essence or identity of France. Do you agree or
disagree with this statement?
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