midshipmankennedy:

mareadriaticum:

midshipmankennedy:

Enjolras is about as far from “going Pimpernel” as one could possibly imagine. In fact, Hugo gives an explicit bit to go off when it comes to imagining him in the French Revolution proper: “On Mount Aventine, he would have been Gracchus; in the Convention, he would have been Saint-Just.” So, that gives us a definitive political alignment for Enjolras in this period—Jacobin, Robespierrist.

Saint-Just (and Robespierre, with whom I also would associate Enjolras, due to his personal self-restraint and his devotion to the idea of a virtuous republic) were both in a way and to an extent supporters of the Terror. If you’ve spent any time on bunniesandbeheadings’ blog, I’m sure you’ve been exposed to the fact that during the French Revolution, the political landscape was very dangerous, and often came down to “kill or be killed.” In order not to steal too much from Bunny’s thoughts, I would point you to this post to learn the difference between the Terror as Robespierre and his supporters (including Saint-Just) defined it, and as it was practiced by other individuals. Just as there was an ideal form of the Republic that they were seeking but did not have, there was an ideal form of the Terror that the Robespierrists sought to practice but could not always regulate—a Terror that truly would be, as Robespierre said, “only justice, prompt, swift, and inflexible.” We definitely see Enjolras executing that sort of justice, in the death of Le Cabuc for example. So, Enjolras aligning with a Robespierrist Terror (again, using the definition of “Robespierrist Terror” that Bunny lays out in the linked post above) isn’t too hard to see. Another Robespierre quote: “Woe unto him who turns the Terror, reserved for public enemies, against the people themselves!” I can definitely see Enjolras getting behind that statement.

Even though he has a keen sense of humanity, especially when Combeferre is by his side to complete and correct him, and sweeping ideals, there is also a practical side to Enjolras. He shot the artillery sergeant, after all. I think his words then are clearly applicable to his theoretical behavior during the Terror: “We must do what we must.” We must defend the Republic; we must keep her alive. And if that means shooting a gunner who could be your brother or executing the king and sending plotting aristocrats after him to the guillotine, then so be it. We must do what we must.

—Also, as is mentioned in one of Bunny’s posts here, Robespierre in particular made some significant moves towards clemency, sparing the lives of the Girondins on one occasion and of 28,000 monarchists on another, at great risk to himself. So he does demonstrate clemency even towards “public enemies,” the sort of polarization that Enjolras would pick up from Combeferre. It’s interesting to wonder, though, where the other Amis would have fallen along the political lines of the times. Would Combeferre and Jehan, with their gentle spirits and convictions about humanity, have protested for further clemency with the Dantonists? Would Bahorel, with his rash waistcoats and scarlet opinions, have associated with Hébert or Marat? Would any of them have managed to survive through Thermidor to see the utterly corrupt White Terror, and watch the Republic fall into ruin under the Directory? I don’t know. We get an indication with Enjolras (“he would have been Saint-Just”) that we don’t really have for the others.

(On the topic of Enjolras = Saint-Just, by the way, Saint-Just has some great quotes that suit Enjolras very well. Like: “Insurrection is the exclusive right of the people and of the citizen…Insurrections taking place under a despotism are always salutary.” And “Those who would do good in this world, those who would make revolutions in it, must sleep only in the tomb.” And “I believe therefore that if man be given laws which harmonize with the dictates of nature and of his heart he will cease to be unhappy and corrupt.” And “No man can reign innocently. The folly is all too evident. Every king is a rebel and a usurper.” I mean. Can’t you hear Enjolras quoting those?)

We studied the French Revolution at A level (which on the curriculum we had meant having it in your head more than once a week for two years) and I always thought that I WANT MOAR SAINT-JUST. Except for him being in power because that would be a bad thing.

Now I am thinking that Marius would be a Dantonist. Only you all have probably already got a good ideological reason why he wouldn’t be, whereas all I have to go on is that everyone in my class who was attracted to guys thought that Camille Desmoulins was hot. I can’t imagine what would have happened if anyone had known what shipping was, oh god.

Hmm, I’d go more with Marius as a Girondin. I can see Combeferre, possibly Jehan, aligning with the Dantonists over their appeal for clemency in ‘94 (wrote a fic about that recently, in fact)—while Danton himself may not have had the purest motives for deciding to oppose the Jacobins and protest the excesses of the Terror, I think some of his associates were trying to hold to a humane ideal there.

The Girondins, on the other hand…in my view, most of them just held awkward opinions. (The exceptions here would be Condorcet, whom I admire a lot—so does Combeferre, canonically—and the American Thomas Paine, who came to France and was associated with them.) They supported the downfall of the king,though not in general his execution, and afterwards wanted to hold things in check. They were a moderately Republican party, and “quiet shade of gray mouse color,” as Courfeyrac describes Marius’ politics in the Brick, seems to suit them pretty well. Even more than most in the Convention, they were representative of rather bourgeois interests and values.

(Note: I know a lot more about the Jacobins and Dantonists than about the Girondins; please bear that in mind and forgive my errors.)

(Note the Second: Camille Desmoulins is indeed extremely attractive.)

Actually yes, that does sound more like him…

rainbowdalek:

Okay comics folks I just picked up the Avengers Assemble Age of Ultron tie-in from last week and YOU GUYS A HIJABI LADY SUPERHERO IS NOW CAPTAIN BRITAIN WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS

(via butchwonders)

erindizmo:

everyday-normal-sith:

SHIT JUST GOT REAL

This is just wrong.

He needs to have a double-barreled hockey stick.

(via milenab)

whymycatissad:

My cat is sad because he is worried that his cartoon self has a more fulfilling existence than him.

bookshelfporn:

‘tsundoku’ - the Japanese word for buying books & not reading them, leaving them to pile up.

photogenicfelines:

(`Jess)

midshipmankennedy:

Enjolras is about as far from “going Pimpernel” as one could possibly imagine. In fact, Hugo gives an explicit bit to go off when it comes to imagining him in the French Revolution proper: “On Mount Aventine, he would have been Gracchus; in the Convention, he would have been Saint-Just.” So, that gives us a definitive political alignment for Enjolras in this period—Jacobin, Robespierrist.

Saint-Just (and Robespierre, with whom I also would associate Enjolras, due to his personal self-restraint and his devotion to the idea of a virtuous republic) were both in a way and to an extent supporters of the Terror. If you’ve spent any time on bunniesandbeheadings’ blog, I’m sure you’ve been exposed to the fact that during the French Revolution, the political landscape was very dangerous, and often came down to “kill or be killed.” In order not to steal too much from Bunny’s thoughts, I would point you to this post to learn the difference between the Terror as Robespierre and his supporters (including Saint-Just) defined it, and as it was practiced by other individuals. Just as there was an ideal form of the Republic that they were seeking but did not have, there was an ideal form of the Terror that the Robespierrists sought to practice but could not always regulate—a Terror that truly would be, as Robespierre said, “only justice, prompt, swift, and inflexible.” We definitely see Enjolras executing that sort of justice, in the death of Le Cabuc for example. So, Enjolras aligning with a Robespierrist Terror (again, using the definition of “Robespierrist Terror” that Bunny lays out in the linked post above) isn’t too hard to see. Another Robespierre quote: “Woe unto him who turns the Terror, reserved for public enemies, against the people themselves!” I can definitely see Enjolras getting behind that statement.

Even though he has a keen sense of humanity, especially when Combeferre is by his side to complete and correct him, and sweeping ideals, there is also a practical side to Enjolras. He shot the artillery sergeant, after all. I think his words then are clearly applicable to his theoretical behavior during the Terror: “We must do what we must.” We must defend the Republic; we must keep her alive. And if that means shooting a gunner who could be your brother or executing the king and sending plotting aristocrats after him to the guillotine, then so be it. We must do what we must.

—Also, as is mentioned in one of Bunny’s posts here, Robespierre in particular made some significant moves towards clemency, sparing the lives of the Girondins on one occasion and of 28,000 monarchists on another, at great risk to himself. So he does demonstrate clemency even towards “public enemies,” the sort of polarization that Enjolras would pick up from Combeferre. It’s interesting to wonder, though, where the other Amis would have fallen along the political lines of the times. Would Combeferre and Jehan, with their gentle spirits and convictions about humanity, have protested for further clemency with the Dantonists? Would Bahorel, with his rash waistcoats and scarlet opinions, have associated with Hébert or Marat? Would any of them have managed to survive through Thermidor to see the utterly corrupt White Terror, and watch the Republic fall into ruin under the Directory? I don’t know. We get an indication with Enjolras (“he would have been Saint-Just”) that we don’t really have for the others.

(On the topic of Enjolras = Saint-Just, by the way, Saint-Just has some great quotes that suit Enjolras very well. Like: “Insurrection is the exclusive right of the people and of the citizen…Insurrections taking place under a despotism are always salutary.” And “Those who would do good in this world, those who would make revolutions in it, must sleep only in the tomb.” And “I believe therefore that if man be given laws which harmonize with the dictates of nature and of his heart he will cease to be unhappy and corrupt.” And “No man can reign innocently. The folly is all too evident. Every king is a rebel and a usurper.” I mean. Can’t you hear Enjolras quoting those?)

We studied the French Revolution at A level (which on the curriculum we had meant having it in your head more than once a week for two years) and I always thought that I WANT MOAR SAINT-JUST. Except for him being in power because that would be a bad thing.

Now I am thinking that Marius would be a Dantonist. Only you all have probably already got a good ideological reason why he wouldn’t be, whereas all I have to go on is that everyone in my class who was attracted to guys thought that Camille Desmoulins was hot. I can’t imagine what would have happened if anyone had known what shipping was, oh god.

(via pilferingapples)

getoutoftherecat:

darth-kytin-the-adorable:

I heard a lot of banging on the Window so I pulled up the shades to find this.

paranormal catitvity

attackon-titan:

The nine circles of hell from Dante’s Inferno recreated in Lego by Mihai Mihu

I. LIMBO: A place of monotony, here the souls are punished to wander in restless existence while they moan helplessly in echoes between the ruins of a temple.

II. LUST: Surrounded by erotic representations, those overcome by lust are forced to watch and experience disgusting things, ultimately being condemned to drown in the menstrual river.

III. GLUTTONY: The circle itself is a living abomination, a hellish digestive system revealing horrific faces with mouths ready to devour the gluttons over and over for eternity.

IV. GREED: This pompous place is reserved for the punishment of the greedy ones.

V. ANGER: In this depressing place the souls are trapped in the swamp, they can’t move and they cannot manifest their frustration which is making them even more angry.

VI. HERESY: The giant demon watches closely over his fire pit, dwarfing the damned that are dragging the new arrivals in the boiling lava. Those who committed the greatest sins against God are getting a special treatment inside the temple where they are doomed to burn for eternity in the scorching flames.

VII. VIOLENCE: A place of intense torture where the horrific screams of the damned are eternally accompanied by the hellish beats of drums.

VIII. FRAUD: In Fraud the Demons enjoy altering the shape of souls, this is how they feed.

IX. TREACHERY: Lucifer lies here chained by the Angelic Seal which keeps him captive in the frozen environment.

(via evrenrambunctious)