The search for links between writers' work and the social setting and context in which their lives were spent, as well as the creation of new ways of conveying social reality. Literary productions were mostly embodied in the form of tales and novels. Their aim was to entertain or inform readers about what was happening in the world around them. Thus, authors wrote propaganda, advocacy, and fiction to speak on behalf of certain causes or ideas. During the revolutionary period in France, writers used their works as a tool for protest against the oppression they suffered under the rule of King Louis XVI and his family. Some of them even went as far as to call for revolution. In 1789, Jean-Paul Marat called for a constitutional monarchy after the death of Louis XVI. He believed that a peaceful transition of power could have been achieved if others had followed his lead. After the fall of Marat, Jacques-Louis David designed the first official French national anthem in the form of a poem. It was later set to music by Joseph Haydn. Other writers from this time include Maximilien Robespierre, who led the French Revolution from its beginning until his execution in 1794; Marie-Antoinette's nephew, the Count of Artois; and Georges-Jacques Danton, who was elected chairman of the Committee of Public Safety after Robespierre's downfall.