# Robespierre — Essays character guide

> Robespierre in Essays by Errico Malatesta.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A leader of the French Revolution, referenced as a symbol of revolutionary dictatorship.

## Relationships

### [Bonaparte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/characters/bonaparte)

_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)

Cited as an example of a sincere but authoritarian figure whose good intentions led to oppression and reaction.

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

Used as a historical example of dictatorship leading to its own downfall and paving the way for Napoleon.

### [The Two Roads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/chapters/the-two-roads)

Cited as an example of a dictator who would suppress dissent for a 'good purpose.'

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