The Loyalty of a Queen In 1588‚ Spain was on the move to conquer England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Rather than hideaway‚ Queen Elizabeth set off to Tilbury in Essex to prepare her troops for the oncoming invasion of the Spanish Armada. Elizabeth’s speech is a compelling call of loyalty to her country‚ her people‚ and to her God. Elizabeth’s motives for this speech were clear‚ she intended for her army to be valiant‚ but to also prove that she‚ a woman‚ could be a powerful leader in a world
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invasion‚ in 1588 Queen Elizabeth I attempted to rally her troops assembled at Tilbury. To rouse their emotions and stir them to fight‚ the queen appealed to her troops’ sense of honor‚ duty‚ and patriotism. In order to gain the trust of her subjects and prove the strength of her resolve‚ Queen Elizabeth I uses powerfully vivid language and a myriad of stylistic techniques. One of the key elements in the development of Queen Elizabeth I’s purpose is her use of poignant diction. She calls her people "loving"
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ELIZABETH I - SPEECH TO THE TROOPS AT TILBURY (1588) HISTORICAL ANALYSIS The text. This text is a political speech delivered on 9 August Old Style‚ 19 August New Style 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces earlier assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation of repelling the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada. Queen Elizabeth supported pirates due to the serious economical crisis that England was facing to (at that time‚ England have been at war against France for several
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Queen Elizabeth 1 addresses her land forces at Tilbury in 1588 because they are in imminent threat of invasion by the Spanish Armada. The purpose of this speech is to express‚ support and motivate her troops before heading into battle. Queen Elizabeth 1 uses repetition of the possessive pronoun ‘my’ to emphasize logos and imagery to emphasize ethos. With these three techniques Queen Elizabeth 1 Delivers an inspiring speech and leads England to victory over the Spanish Armada. Pathos relates to the
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Queen Elizabeth l Research Paper TJ Sheats Augusta‚ Paine College Queen Elizabeth had a 45 year reign which was considered one of the most glorious reigns in English history. Her reign also included many famous accomplishments she had in 1554 during her reign. Accomplishments like ending the war with France and was a diplomatic genius in handling European countries. She also brought back the Church of England‚ by signing law called the "Religious Settlement" which was refused to ever marry
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Elizabeth I employed various effective rhetorical devices in addition to utilizing a strong‚ reassuring tone and a simple yet convincing structure in the speech she delivered to her troops in the field in order to win their affection‚ respect and make them believe that she indeed cares for some other than herself. An example of the rhetorical devices she used is compassionate word diction. She describes her people as “loving” and “faithful” in order to prove she sees her people’s kind nature at
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your principal was giving a speech at your school assembly or during a graduation when a teacher speaks to the new graduated students to get ready for life up ahead for them. But what about speeches for battle? There are two speeches that are about battle‚ “Beowulf” and “Speech Before Her Troops.” In “Beowulf” it is about a general named Wiglaf that is going with his comrades to fight a dragon for his king and his land‚ but then they left him and coward out. This speech is about Wiglaf’s words to
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to. Queen Elizabeth I had to put forth more effort when rallying her army then a king would; she was a woman. In calling her army to arms‚ Queen Elizabeth I of England utilizes certain elements of language-diction‚ imagery‚ and sentence structure-to let them see the truth in what she said. Queen Elizabeth I implements diction in her speech to her people. Elizabeth begins her speech with the words‚ "My loving people." By saying these three simple words‚ she brings the hearts and souls of her people
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most inspiring is Queen Elizabeth I. To me‚ Queen Elizabeth I represents the epitome of a powerful woman. She was clearly good at negotiating with and listening to others as she was able to convince her half sister‚ Mary‚ that she was not a threat. Additionally‚ she demonstrated an excellent ability to empathize with her subjects since while she did re-establish Protestantism‚ she was tolerant to all religious practices that were conducted in private. She also positively influenced her followers by visiting
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October 2016 Queen Elizabeth 1 Queen elizabeth 1 never married‚ she ruled England by herself. Even though many of her people did not agree with her decision and pushed her to marry‚ they felt as if a woman could not rule by herself without a man beside her‚ but she had better plans. Queen Elizabeth was considered one of the greatest Monarchs in history‚ she was twenty five and also a survivor of scandal and danger. Queen Elizabeth was considered illegitimate by most Europeans‚ even her supporters
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