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Comparison Of Mary Queen Of Scots 'And Anne Of The Thousand Days'

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Mary Queen of Scots and Anne of the Thousand Days tells the story of two truly powerful women of their time fully based on their marital status. In Anne of the Thousand Days, Anne is quoted as saying "Power is as exciting as love" and for these women power is their most desired asset because they pay for it with their lives. Mary Queen of Scots is based in the year 1567 while she awaits her execution by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England. While helping the viewer better sympathize with both Mary and Anne, throughout both films detailed flashbacks tell the story of why both women are soon to be executed by their people. During the course of Mary Queen of Scots flashback we learn that Mary is the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland. She was only six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. As a child, she spent most …show more content…

The majority of this film is set as a flashback to help the viewer recount the story of Henry VIII and the controversy surrounding the affair. Anne is a young and very beautiful women would at the beginning of the film who is engaged to another man. Henry VIII is determined to break the engagement in order to have Anne all to himself. Anne then blames Henry VIII for ruining her happiness and her heart turns black and lustful for the power she can claim from the King. While Anne is unable to bare a male child, her importance to Henry VIII is lost and tries to rid himself of Anne by using his power as King. He uses the Ministries to his advantage by consequently framing Anne for the crime of adultery. As Anne patiently awaits her trail in prison, she is given an ultimatum and is forced to decide between the fate of herself or her young daughter Elizabeth. As all honorable mothers would do, she chooses to sacrifice herself for Elizabeth by being

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