what a queen needs

Nestor 2022-03-22 09:02:08

I finished watching "Elizabeth" and "The Glory Age (it seems to be called the Golden Age)" in one go over the weekend. After reading "Queen Catherine", I wrote an article "Nothing to do with Love". Today, the question is raised again.

A princess who is under the shadow of death all day long and imprisoned in the Tower of London, how can she complete the bumpy journey from princess to queen?

She needs patience. How cold the cell in the Tower of London was, the old minister who was accompanying her put on a cloak for her. She wanted to refuse, but the old minister said, "Please accept it, you will need it."

She needs luck. In the face of the uncertain Queen's sister, she still insisted on not giving up her faith - "I swear, I will - be loyal to my heart". Fortunately, she was not given death.

She needs help. Whether it was the passing of the thrilling bill or the threat of the Queen of France, without her capable and loyal subordinates, her throne would not be secure.

She also needs to know how to give up. The lover's betrayal made her soberly realize that as a queen, she had to give up something. When it was announced that "I married England", the tragic moment was really memorable.

Of course, she also needs to know how to forgive. When the Spanish Armada attacked, she ordered the Bastille to be opened and the prisoners to be pardoned - "even though they had sinned, they were also English". Although this may also be a stopgap measure, without the courage to forgive, the history of the year may have been rewritten. I liked the scene where she was on the cliff by the shore, facing the fire in the distance, and the wind ruffled her hair.
Suddenly I remembered a small article from Yang evening one day, saying that what women are most afraid of is comparison, especially losing to a woman who thinks she is inferior to herself. Obviously, she did. However, jealousy is a knife, and in the end, it is not inserted in others, or it is inserted in one's own heart. Letting go of others is the beginning of letting go of yourself.

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Extended Reading
  • Ron 2022-04-23 07:02:50

    People sitting in high positions can't have what they want. This kind of pain may be the key to a person's success.

  • Wiley 2022-04-22 07:01:39

    To paraphrase Chinese, this woman is not simple.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age quotes

  • Queen Elizabeth I: Go back to your rathole! Tell Philip I fear neither him, nor his priests, nor his armies. Tell him if he wants to shake his little fist at us, we're ready to give him such a bite he'll wish he'd kept his hands in his pockets!

    Don Guerau De Spes: You see a leaf fall, and you think you know which way the wind blows. Well, there is a wind coming, Madame, that will sweep away your pride.

    [turns to leave with his ministers]

    Queen Elizabeth I: I, too, can command the wind, sir! I have a hurricane in me that will strip Spain bare if you dare to try me!

  • Queen Elizabeth I: Please, just give me hope.

    Dr. John Dee: The forces that shape our world are greater than all of us, Majesty. How can I promise that they'll conspire in your favor even though you are the Queen? But this much I know. When the storm breaks, each man acts in accordance with his own nature. Some are dumb with terror. Some flee. Some hide. And some spread their wings like eagles and soar on the wind.

    Queen Elizabeth I: You are a wise man, Dr. Dee.

    Dr. John Dee: And you, Madame, are a very great lady.