In her speech to the troops at Tilbury, Elizabeth claims to have the body “of a weak and feeble woman” but “the heart and stomach of a king.
In her speech to the troops at Tilbury, Elizabeth claims to have the body “of a weak and feeble woman” but “the heart and stomach of a king.” Elsewhere, however, as in her exchange with Ralegh, she uses her femininity to her advantage.
Do these strategies of self-presentation contradict each other? Which strategy seems more successful?
