What Is The Purpose Of Queen Elizabeth's Speech

In 1588 Queen Elizabeth gave a speech called “The Queen Speech.” This speech was given during a time period of when she addressed her English Troops at Tilbury which she gathered in anticipation of the Spanish Armada Invasion, she wanted her troops to know that she herself is a worthy sovereign and she did that using acknowledgment, loaded words, and repetition. First, Queen Elizabeth achieves her purpose of persuading them that she is a trustworthy leader is through acknowledgement.The purpose of acknowledgement is to recognize a drawback in her argument but providing a solution. When Queen Elizabeth says “I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.”, she is acknowledging the point that she knows she is a woman and women's are not as tough as a man, but her strength is just like a king. This encourages the troops to trust her that she knows
When Queen Elizabeth states “We shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.”, she is trying to emphasize the point that this is her responsibility. This encourages the troops to believe that she can do this and they will do this together. The general reflection overall on the speech is Queen Elizabeth wants her troops to trust her as a worthy sovereign. “I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.” This quote reflects the idea that she herself will take the responsibility. This speech brought great attention to the troops that Queen Elizabeth knows what she is doing and trust her as a righteous leader. This speech is still important today because Queen Elizabeth have been given her greatest reputation of monarch of