History & Memory - the Queen

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” (Princess Diana) These were the words left behind by the notorious Diana, Princess of Wales. Princess Diana was one of the most influential women to ever live, even after her death. She was loved by people all over the world, so when the news that she had died in a car accident spread across the entire planet, everyone was devastated. How could the princess be dead, just like that? No one could fathom the thought of her being gone from an accidental wreck; she was a godly figure. There had to be a part of the story that was kept from the public. Many conspiracy theories revolving around her death rose to the surface. The first was that it was a paparazzi chase gone horribly wrong. The second was that the British royal family had her murdered, with the assistance of the British Intelligence Service. The last theory was that Prince Charles, her ex-husband, had her killed so she was out of

Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, gave a eulogy for her on September 6, 1997. In the eulogy he speaks of how much Diana meant to the people of not only England, but also the people of the world. Within the speech, the Earl becomes passionate about his sister and the things that she did during her life. One example that he gave was that on her birthday, she did not celebrate the day but instead was the guest of honor at a charity fundraising event. The speaker is Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Princess. The audience is all of the people who are

Catherine Bush is an author and by extension, a novelist who has an outstanding record of publishing books with interesting stories and real life experiences summarized in novelty. In 1985, she published a book that reviewed and brought back the reality the past life of England's Queen, Elizabrth1.In this book, Bush gets deeper in the life of England Monarchy Lady. She explores her inner life and personality. She goes overboard to narrate the Queen's relationship with her family, her subjects, and her state duties. Queen Elizabeth is one lucky woman who rose to Queenship at

“I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.” (Kurt’s Biography)

During that time, Diana's brother, gave a eulogy speech. Similar to the Queens speech, the eulogy also contains pathos throughout his speech. He described Diana as “The very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty.” (Earl Spencer’s Eulogy To Diana) The eulogy clearly described that her title of royalty didn't make her who she was, and that her “magic” will continue on forever. Although, unlike the Queens speech, logos are found throughout the eulogy. Light is shed on all that Diana is, both the good and bad. He used factual evidence such as “Diana remained throughout a very insecure person at heart, almost childlike in her desire to do good for others so she could release herself from deep feelings of unworthiness, of which her eating disorders were merely a symptom.” (Earl Spencer’s Eulogy To Diana) He wanted the public to know that although Diana was an amazing person, she to had problems just like any other average

Lucy Deadman explores the existence of archetypes across all literary text types and how they revisit from our childhood by pressing replay in our lives.

     The music helped in elaborating this great film. As I mentioned in class different instruments helped create different moods for different scenes in the movie. We heard the cello and the violin to create sadness and remorse. The flute created eeriness and the trumpet created awareness. I thought these were instruments and tools that help make this film extraordinary.

The audience for this, like him, was grieving. Unlike the Queen’s speech, the eulogy celebrates the Princess’s life more than it mourns her death. Ethos automatically exists in this speech because of the fact that the Earl is Diana’s brother. The audience is able to accept that he is credible because he knew her very well. Lord Spencer appeals the the listener’s pathos when he talks about all of the good things Princess Diana accomplished in her lifetime. He talks about memories he had shared with her which pulls the audience in and makes them feel connected to her. He then bashes the media for “sneering at her genuinely good intentions” (Earl Spencer). There is more pathos used to push anger onto the press at this point and it is driven further after describing Diana as such a good person. The Earl also used logos in his Eulogy as a way of making Diana seem more like a regular person. He reminds the audience of the fact that she struggled with eating disorders to make her more relatable which would make the public love her even

On August 31st 1997, two families bridged together through matrimony were suddenly broken by the death of Princess Diana. These two bloodlines, one of royalty and one of aristocracy, were forced to face the commonwealth with sadness; Speeches by The Queen and Diana’s brother, The Earl, were necessary. As multiple populations were grieving and reminiscing over the loss of such a popular public patron, many were growing irritable and suspicious of the tragic car accident and the lack of communication from The Queen. With pressures rising, the funeral approaching, and individuals still looking for someone to blame, Queen Elizabeth and Earl Spencer each delivered their own speech regarding the recent events. Despite the common topics and audience, it is evident how both speeches varied, especially concerning exigence, the use of rhetorical devices, and overall effectiveness

The death of Diana was a very heartbreaking event for many people because they regarded her as their role model. Thousands of people waited their turn to sign a condolence book for Princess Diana’s family. And while some people tried to remember her respectfully, others did not have as much luck. Research by the Center for Suicide Research presented that self-harm had increased by 44% in the week after the death of Princess Diana. Researchers explained this as the ‘identification factor’. People who identified with her the most were the ones who were affected the

During a later part of Scene Two when the cast is dancing the movements match the music, they appeared to be doing the Waltz, so the music had abrupt changes. In Scene Three: Cadiz, the orchestra plays some sad and somber music at the beginning. As the scene progresses the music goes from dark and dismal to happy and cheerful. During one of the songs of Scene Four: Paris the Old Lady, Cunegonde and Candide were discussing a flight and the music being played by the orchestra matched the lyrics bringing the idea of a flight to life. The Old Lady has a mezzo soprano voice she executes all of her notes well in the song. At the end of scene three Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Lady leave to go to a new place and in the song they sing there are rounds, which were well executed. It helped change the mood again which brightened up the audience.

In addition, Frears demonstrates the fragility of power and where leadership is vehement when Princess Diana is killed. The Queen loses some informal authority torn between old world protocols and customs, remarking that, “This isn’t a matter of state, it’s a private matter.” The Queen does not want to join the public in mourning, she wants to keep it separate. Her cold aloof persona displays a woman trapped between two eras and as such fails to see what is happening around her. She is naïve and out of touch,

Thesis: Princess Diana was a very kind hearted woman, noble by blood, famous by marriage, but used her public light in a positive way.

The memoir of Old Elizabeth presents a rare and important slave narrative in which the stories of African American women intersect with the experiences of African American people in roles of religious leadership. Elizabeth broke many of societies conventions at the time by preaching and holding religious meeting despite being woman. Her religious work was met with backlash from the church and from many other people who did not accept the idea of a woman leading religious services, yet she continued to practice until her health would no longer allow for it. This is unusual as it spends most of the narrative on the time after she was free rather than focusing on the time that she was enslaved the way that many slave narratives do.

This speech does have a purpose, which is to tell the whole world that Britain is united in grief and respect for Princess Diana. Unlike the previous text this one does a good job because it does not bore reader because the speech has a unique style of not telling its real purpose until the near end which forces people to listen to the whole thing. Also it knows the subject and the occasion and in which the two things interact nicely. Also the Queen knows her audience who are the people shocked by the devastating news. As a speaker the Queen uses soothing tone that make her look like she is just regular person in grief for her grand daughter and does not mention any negative details like, if she were to have one, which would be her rage against the photographers or the press. In conclusion there is not that much criticism for this text because the purpose can be identified really easily by the stylistic phrases and knowing all the key elements of rhetoric. Also one of the most important factors that make this text more effective is the shift from “I” to “Our”, this pronoun is significance because it demonstrate the speaker to connect with others which is a key element in persuasion or speech.