The French Revolution - The Audience

After the assembly of notables was dissolved, the paris parliament convened in a special session to await the king's attempt to register the reform package. When brienne started presenting the reforms for registration, the result debate did not occur in a private room close to the public. There would be, for the first time, an audience. This audience was drawn primarily from the two thousand or so clerks and bailiffs and young lawyers who were attached to the workings of the parliament. They cheered speakers who preached resistance and hissed at those who advised compliance. The impact of turning governmants into theatre would play a major role in how things would unfold when briand started presented the reforms at the