# Robespierre — The Age of Reason character guide

> Robespierre in The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-age-of-reason

## Who they are

French revolutionary leader mentioned in political context.

## In the story

### [I: The Old Testament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-ii-i-the-old-testament)

Mentioned as an example of a modern perpetrator of shocking acts, paralleling biblical atrocities.

### [The Book of Mark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-iii-the-book-of-mark)

Referenced as an example of those who were 'numbered with transgressors.'

## Links

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