# Bonaparte — Essays character guide

> Bonaparte in Essays by Errico Malatesta.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-the-dictatorship-of-the-proletariat-and-anarchy

## Who they are

Napoleon Bonaparte, cited as an example of military dictatorship arising from revolution.

## Relationships

### [Robespierre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/characters/robespierre)

_rivalry_

Historical figures representing opposing revolutionary phases, with Bonaparte's authoritarianism contrasting Robespierre's radical democracy.

## In the story

### [Anarchy and Violence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/chapters/anarchy-and-violence)

Mentioned alongside Robespierre as a figure whose personal ambition was fatal to the Revolution.

### [The Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Anarchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/chapters/the-dictatorship-of-the-proletariat-and-anarchy)

Cited as the outcome of Robespierre's dictatorship, who killed the revolution while defending it.

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