Queen Elizabeth I of England knew the fear of her people and troops standing in utter silence as she expertly delivered her speech of hope and victory to the crowd. She inevitably knew of the meek situation- an unwanted but expected invasion by the troops of Spain. Yet the queen also knew the purpose she was there. She was there to boost the spirit's of her frightened troops, give them hope, and speak of a righteous victory. She did all of this no by talking about the battle she wished them to win but by emphasizing her devotion and love for her people. By this skillful technique Queen Elizabeth was able to craftily capture a victory over Spain and in the process succeed in capturing the hearts of her people.
Throughout the following passage the queen places various images into the readers head. Her unusual style of writing is successful in achieving it's purpose to place various positive i
Skillfully she concludes her speech by saying that her troops deceive the victory, and the rewards and crowns that come with one. Elizabeth then goes on to promise these fortunes in the name of a prince to the well deserving troops. Captivating her troops into a well wanted victory she skillfully achieves devotion from her people. She achieved the purpose of her speech gaining the support and trust of her troops so when they went to battle they would be fighting it for not only all of Europe but for her, their loved and respected queen.
Elizabeth talks not of fighting a hard and gruesome battle, not of the importance of England's victory, and not of how Spain was to be put to ruin. She concentrated her efforts however on enforcing how she was a devoted queen and loved her people profusely. As a powerful queen she momentarily steps down from her high and mighty position to look eye to eye w
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