HIST 126: The Age of Reformations
Guide Questions for “Queen Margot”
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- What role does Marguerite de Valois play in the
unraveling of the French Wars of Religion? Would you say that Margot held
power? Explain.
- How are the Valois kings depicted in the story? How did
their characters shape French history?
- What do you learn about French life in the 16th
century from watching this film?