One might second guess poetry written by the Queen of England while others might be intrigued by it. During Queen Elizabeth’s challenging reign as Queen, she faced many burdensome obstacles. In her poem, “The Doubt of Future Foes”, she describes a significant one which involved her sister, Mary of Scots. She expresses her condescending and disgusted attitude toward her tenacious sister by using picturesque language. The inspiration for this poem, Mary had been living under her sister’s protection in England after being removed from the Scottish throne. Subsequently, Catholic Scots wished to replace Elizabeth with Mary. Then, Sir Anthony Babington and other Catholics made a plot attempt to place Mary on the English throne, but the plot was shortly unsealed by Elizabeth. Mary was then executed for her awareness of the plot. To retell these series of events, Elizabeth uses figurative language, imagery, and symbolism to reveal her utmost disappointment in Mary. The Queen uses figurative language, which makes the reader ponder about the more profound meaning and artistic quality of the poem. She uses personification in line 4, “which should not be if reason ruled or wisdom weaved the web”. This shows that Elizabeth is trapped in an unavoidable, convoluted situation with no distinct way out. The word, wisdom evokes a sense of wrongness. She would not be stuck in this complex predicament if people used correct judgment instead of attempting to rebel against her. Elizabeth is using alliteration to question her foes. She is really saying: “Why are opponents using poor and reckless judgment and doing the wrong things to solve their problem? Instead of doing this, they should be using common sense and righteous solutions.” Using alliterati... ... middle of paper ... ...he word, rusty connotes that she has to deal with these kinds of problems regularly, though not as significant as this particular one, but will continue to protect her kingdom from any kind of corruption. In this poem, Queen Elizabeth not only conveys a real-life situation powerfully, but she does it artistically through the use of figurative language, imagery and symbolism. Throughout this constantly shifting poem, she builds up tension for the reader which unfortunately for herself, never ends. With a threat at every corner of her kingdom, the reader begins to realize how difficult it is being the Queen of England. Yet, the Queen knows it is her responsibility for keeping her kingdom peaceful and will be faithful and fierce in keeping it that way using heavy expenditures of time, effort, and energy. Works Cited "The Doubt of Future Foes" by Queen Elizabeth I
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The leadership of Queen Elizabeth I was a multi-faceted reign, she not only ruled a country but also navigated through a time where religious tensions were high. It was not just about England, but there were other countries involved. Elizabeth needed to have a variety of leadership styles to deal the different events that were taking place. It was through her education and wisdom of watching her father’s reign that she has been revered as “one of the greatest monarchs ever to rule England”. (A Great Monarch, 2010, p. 147). It was through her strengths and her weaknesses that she succeeded and was feared as a great political figure. “Elizabeth’s blend of shrewdness, courage, and majestic self-display inspired ardent expressions of loyalty and unify the nation against foreign enemies”. (Britannica, 2013). It was apparent that “She was very vain and could be extremely temperamental. She had a furious temper, and many of her courtiers lived in fear of her rebukes”. (Collinson, Margaret, & Collinson, 2004p.431). It was also known, “She could also be very indecisive, a trait that frustrated her close advisers”. (Collinson, Margaret, & Collinson,
Andrew Marvell in his poem describes a young man convincing his fair mistress to release herself to living in the here and now. He does this by splitting the poem up into three radically different stanzas. The first takes ample time to describe great feelings of love for a young lady, and how he wishes he could show it. The idea of time is developed early but not fully. The second stanza is then used to show how time is rapidly progressing in ways such as the fading of beauty and death. The third stanza presses the question to the young mistress; will she give herself to the young man and to life? Although each stanza uses different images, they all convey the same theme of living life to the fullest and not letting time pass is seen throughout. Marvell uses imagery, symbolism, and wonderful descriptions throughout the poem. Each stanza is effective and flows easily. Rhyming couplets are seen at the ends of every line, which helps the poem read smoothly.