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In the speech made by Queen Elizabeth I of England to her troops, Elizabeth used many of the different resources of language. In her opening remarks, the Queen states that all of the troops have to commit themselves to fight for their country and for the protection of the others who live there also. The queen explains that she has “placed her chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of all my subjects…” meaning that she used her knowledge as Queen to make the decision, whether right or wrong, to engage in an invasion. Elizabeth is prepared to die for her country, and for the decision that she has made. She explains in depth that she has all of the physical characteristics of a woman but that she has “the heart and stomach of a king.” That is a very strong statement to make, especially coming from a woman, nonetheless the Queen of England during the middle 1500s.
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