Sir Walter Raleigh appeared with fresh exploratory experience from abroad, which fascinated the Queen and made the Queen's mind be disturbed after too many years' reservation and emptiness; however, Walter fell in love with the Queen's favorite and trusted aide Bess.
It seems like that this kind of unbearable pain always happens in drama and literary works: A woman's social identification makes her must be strong in spirit, but the reality is unfortunately contradicting. She's actually weak, sensitive, uncertain and helpless. Elizabeth is the typical one.
There was one scene in the film which the Queen required Bess to dance with Walter even Walter didn't know the steps at all. Bess and Walter were extremely unwilling to dance in front of the Queen because of their triangle relationships, but the Queen had to be obeyed. Elizabeth watched carefully and spellboundedly while they were dancing, then, an imaginary picture appeared in the Queen's mind: Her youth returned, she looks pure and beautiful dancing with Walter happily and affectionately, but when the shot changed, her appearance recovered back to the present. The youth and affection had gone; feebleness and fears left alone, and her facial expression turned gloomy and dark.
Actually, she just wanted to be simply loved, just like any woman desired, but for a Queen, it was nearly impossible. She controlled the whole country; therefore, many people complemented her for they wanted the Queen's favor and hoped advancement. After all , she's just a simple woman like everyone else who dreams about romance. She also has the tender and softest part from the bottom of her heart just like no women dislike roses; however, her identification decided her love was destined to suffer the misfortune.
The scene I've mentioned didn't have much conversation in fact, but the attracting effects were that they were quite subtle. All the love, affection, desire, disappointment and fears were not said but expressed in a subtle and refined sense.
No doubt She's a beauty, but with so much responsibility. She couldn't release herself, so she chose to control herself; moreover, she controlled fairly well. The only reality was no one truly understood but stereotyped her inside as a heart of stone , and a woman with overwhelming charm seemed destined to fail to make her infatuation come into reality.
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