Queen Elizabeth, intelligent,
witty, and to the point. As one can see from these letters that Elizabeth was
able to express herself at any age. She is aware of the power that she holds
and is not afraid to use it. She has the world at the palm of her hand.
Although at times is hard to
understand, and we just want her to get to the point, she completely honest in
how she is feeling. When addressing people, she is both direct and indirect. At
times she approaches people in a way that she does not want them to fell as if
she is stepping on there toes (with her brother and sister). She is always
aware of her position of power in a situation and approaches these them in the
correct manner.
This is a nice change to actually
see information from a historical character, from there view. These letters let
us see inside of Elizabeth’s mind. To see her sass to Mary Queen of Scots, but
her calm approach to King Edward.
From reading a wide range of
letters from before her time on the throne and also during many years of her
reign, we are able to see the progression of Elizabeth growing as a leader of
England.
I find it interesting that the letter addressed to the Earl of Essex was so straightforward compared to those other letters, I feel like it is a completely different letter compared to that of edwards letter. I think its because she was older and had more confidence to call him out. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that the letter addressed to the Earl of Essex was so straightforward compared to those other letters, I feel like it is a completely different letter compared to that of edwards letter. I think its because she was older and had more confidence to call him out. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteI felt like she was very direct when she had to be and never held back anything she thought needed to be said. She showed the power she had in each letter but also tried to not offend her family with too much royal. Tried to talk to them as their sister not just the Queen.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed the sassiness that was present in some of her letters, particularly in the one to Mary Queen of Scots. It is always interesting to see the banter that went back and forth between leaders earlier in history. In all honesty, it isn't that much different from the banter that goes back and forth between politicians today. The only difference is that politicians today use more forceful and harsher words.
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