HIST 126: The Age of Reformations

 

Guide Questions for “Queen Margot”

 

  1. What is the role of religion in the story told here?  Were the characters pious?  What role do politics play?  Are we yet at the crossroads between reason of state and confessional politics?

 

  1. What role does Catherine de Medicis play in the story?  How does the film depict her?  What moves her to take the actions she did?

 

  1. How does the film depict Marguerite de Valois?  What was her relationship with the men in her life like?  What does this tell you about women’s lives in the 16th century?

 

  1. What role does Marguerite de Valois play in the unraveling of the French Wars of Religion?  Would you say that Margot held power?  Explain.

 

  1. How are the Valois kings depicted in the story?  How did their characters shape French history?

 

  1. What do you learn about French life in the 16th century from watching this film?