Chivalry died with the queen

In Burke's "On the Revolution in France," he talks about the first time he saw the queen. He states: "I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult." When Marie Antionette first became queen she was loved by everyone and was thought to be a great asset to France. But as France grew poorer, the queen still loved to spend money on herself. Even though, it amazes me at how a woman can go from being adored and admired to being raped and slaughtered. This is why I believe that chivalry died with the queen. Before the French Revolution, everyone was so sophisticated, then it was like a bunch of barbarians were released into the palace. Some, even, taking matters of execution into their own hands. Instead of all of the polite men that would bow before the queen, they were ruthless killers who would decapitate people and hang their heads on top of steaks in the ground. They left the palace in a blood bath, instead of handling things the way they would have been handled before. No longer was there respect for the royal, but instead a hate and a bloodthirst