Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror, A Wicked History

by Kimberley Heuston

Throughout history, Napoleon Bonaparte is described as egotistical, brilliant, daring, persistent, but
never boring. After reading Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror, complete the following chart
giving examples of his actions to dene his personality.
Character Trait
of Napoleon

Daring

Action / Example
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Persistent

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Brilliant

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Ambitious

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Egotistical

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Power-Hungry

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by Kimberley Heuston

oleon on pages
1. Examine the paintings of Nap
gs. How are
10 and 86. Compare the paintin
at do the paintthey similar and different? Wh
s in Napoleon?
ings tell you about the change
perspectives.
Provide descriptions and your
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2. One of N
apoleons p
olitical rivals,
Germaine d
e Stal, desc
ribed
Napoleons
great aw, H
e
regarded a
human bein
g as an
action or a th
ing, and not
as a
fellow creatu
re. He did n
ot hate
any more th
an he loved
; for him
nothing exist
ed but himse
lf (p.
121). Do agre
e with Mada
me de
Stal? Why
or why not?
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3. Turn to page 80. Look at the editorial cartoons Power

Hungry and A Stumble in Spain. Think about why the cartoonist drew
these. Choose another part of Napoleons story and create your own cartoon.

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