Be sure to note what the characters are wearing! Document 1c
Unknown artist, political cartoon about The Three Estates,
You Should Hope this Game Will Be Over Soon, 1788

Source: Reproduced with permission from the National Museum of France from the NYS Social Studies ToolKit. http://www. c3teachers. org/inquiries/frenchrev/
1. Identify each of the figures from this cartoon below and provide your reasons why.

Who/what does this figure represent?
Who/what does this figure represent?
Who/what does this figure represent?

How do you know?
How do you know?
How do you know?

2. The title of this cartoon is “You Should Hope this Game Will Be Over Soon.” Who do you think you refers to in the title? Why?

3. Why is the old man carrying the two other men on his back? What does this represent?

4. How might someone from the First Estate, Second Estate, and Third Estate have reacted to this image in 1788? Would their reactions be different? If so, in what ways?