Hello everybody,
After watching the film I got a little confused with so many characters. However, as we discussed it during classes, now I really can see how much Elizabeth has impacted England, the world, and the forthcoming Victorian times in so many different ways. For instance, when Spain (Phillip) wanted to kill the Queen and fight against England, Elizabeth had to act very quickly but wisely, so she asked to release the prisoners because they were part of England as well as the other people, and she also asked the peasant people to stop worrying about the crops because serving during the war was going to be more helpful for the country.
The main difference that England had with Spain was about Religion. England was governed by a Protestant Queen while Phillip from Spain was Catholic. So for him the Queen was the darkness while he was the light that had to make the "bastard" pay with her blood.
Being called "The Virgin Queen", Elizabeth used to be considered as a saint that could bless the babies. So even if that proved she wasn't married and childless, she said she was the mother of England.
In my opinion, I think her perfomance as Queen and woman was outstanding. Without her the Anglican religion couldn't have antecendents. And most important at all, she showed the relevance of freedom to express people's beliefs.
Have a nice day,
"La Vale"
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Dear Valeria,
ReplyDeleteIt is very common that when we watch a historical film we tend to focus on the characters and dates, so whenever you have to watch another historical film do not do the same. Just try to focus on the main story told in the movie. Sometimes we think that History is built just by important people, but we forget that history is written by many people, sometimes anonymous people.
You presented your ideas clearly and reading to your post was quite easy. The organization of your paragraphs was well achieved. The structure of the text was such organized that the reader could easily receive the message conveyed by you.
Please try to pay attention to some mistakes and also try to pay attention to the word length; anyway it was a great text.
Excellent work!
Cheers,
Oscar Luna O.