Corday's decision to kill Marat was stimulated not only by her revulsion at the September Massacres, for which she held Marat responsible, but by her fear of an all-out civil war.
A decisión de Corday de matar a Marat foi estimulada non só pola súa repugnancia aos masacres de setembro, dos que consideraba a Marat responsables, senón polo seu medo a unha guerra civil total.