In sixteenth century England, since women were considered naturally inferior to men, the prospect of being ruled by a woman created considerable anxiety. Elizabeth confronted the prevailing belief that females were naturally inferior to men by creating an image of herself as both “male” and “female”. To do this, she “manipulated contemporary images of monarchy and gender” (Williams, 1972). She dramatized the “male” attributes she shared with her father, such as bravery and intellectual skill, and she encouraged a sacred and magical “female” aura by alluring comparisons of herself with the Virgin Mary and Diana, goddess of chastity (Williams, 1972). Queen Elizabeth I made strides as a queen. She showed the world that a woman had the ability
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She gave hope to women. She showed the world that they could be strong. She showed the world that a woman had the ability and the right to rule on her own. Before Elizabeth’s reign as queen, no one in Tudor England believed that a woman could reign (Loades & Trow, 2011). Although there was a great amount of hostility towards her and her crown, Elizabeth earned the personal respect of her enemies and her friends (Thomas, 1998), and she led England at the dawn of its’ influence as a great nation. No matter how much her ability to rule was questioned due to her gender, she held her head high and exceeded peoples’ expectations. She took power and control of her country without letting peoples’ thoughts and feelings about her being a woman interfere. She was strong and dedicated to her country. When she died, England was in a great state. It had strong alliances, inflation was lowered as well as debt, its’ subjects were happy (well except for the majority of the Catholics), and her country loved her. Elizabeth’s main response to the challenges presented during her reign was opposition and defense of the ideas that she did not have the right as well as the ability to rule. She ruled England better than the men and woman before her, and her country missed her a great deal when she passed
She gave hope to women. She showed the world that they could be strong. She showed the world that a woman had the ability and the right to rule on her own. Before Elizabeth’s reign as queen, no one in Tudor England believed that a woman could reign (Loades & Trow, 2011). Although there was a great amount of hostility towards her and her crown, Elizabeth earned the personal respect of her enemies and her friends (Thomas, 1998), and she led England at the dawn of its’ influence as a great nation. No matter how much her ability to rule was questioned due to her gender, she held her head high and exceeded peoples’ expectations. She took power and control of her country without letting peoples’ thoughts and feelings about her being a woman interfere. She was strong and dedicated to her country. When she died, England was in a great state. It had strong alliances, inflation was lowered as well as debt, its’ subjects were happy (well except for the majority of the Catholics), and her country loved her. Elizabeth’s main response to the challenges presented during her reign was opposition and defense of the ideas that she did not have the right as well as the ability to rule. She ruled England better than the men and woman before her, and her country missed her a great deal when she passed