My loving people,
We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood even, in the dust.
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, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the mean time, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.
WATCO Queen Elizabeth portraying herself as a commoner on the effectiveness of her speech to rally her troops?
Enthymeme:
Claim: Queen Elizabeth I appealing to her audience as one of them increases the effectiveness of her speech to rally the troops.
Reason: because Queen Elizabeth I appealing to her audience as one of them allows the troops to feel more united with their leader.
Audience: An elderly Monarch from another country that believes the prestige and status of the crown should not be ignored.
The argument of this speech is developed as Queen Elizabeth tries to persuade her troops that she is just as involved in the war as her troops are. Queen Elizabeth is addressing troops that are about to fight for her country's liberties. Her goal is to create a united front and convince her troops that she is dedicated to this war and to them. First Queen Elizabeth I appeals to the Ethos of the troops by beginning her speech with "my loving people." She has just told them what their relationship to her is in case they had any question prior to her address. She also appeals to the troops ethos and pathos as the same time as she says she has always put her trust in her subjects and their "loyal hearts" which is why she has come to be with them. The queen further develops her relationship to her people when she says she is willing to die along side them to win this war. I believe the argument fulfills the necessary requirements to convince the troops that she is united with them on the war front. She does this by continually proclaiming she will pick up arms with the troops or die beside them. She also does a good job of including plural pronouns which naturally add a united tone to the speech. She also continuously praises her people and tells them of her love for them. These proclamations of love and confidence would be successful in inspiring and uniting her troops. The queen's diction is also very patriotic when she tells the troops to "Let tyrants fear," and "we shall shortly have a famous victory," these simple yet powerful phrases demonstrate the confidence the queen has in her troops which in turn inspires them. The argument or speech is probably not typical for a queen in that a queen probably usually doesn't come down the the battle field to give an inspiring speech to her troops. The speech is however typical of a general to his troops which is why it is so effective. It combines the power and authority of the queen with the emotion and sense of unity a troop feels with their commander to successfully rally the troops for the battle field.
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