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"As soon as he had said, such change grew in my breast

That neither night nor day I could take any rest.

Wherefore I did repent that I had said before:

Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more."

Highlights the idea of regret, she wishes she had never told all of her suitors to go away alike she had. She now cannot sleep as she remains awake day and night contemplating her lonesome life.

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Although wearing thick, white makeup was a trend during her time, Elizabeth wore her makeup to hide scars from smallpox earlier in her life.

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1&4) “Queen Elizabeth I.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 16 Nov. 2017

2) Morrill, John S., and Stephen J. Greenblatt. “Elizabeth I.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 31 Aug. 2017, www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-I.

3) “15 Royally Amazing Facts About Queen Elizabeth I.” Mental Floss, 15 Jan. 2015, mentalfloss.com/article/61090/15-royally-amazing-facts-about-queen-elizabeth-i.

Analysis) accessteacher. "What is the main theme of "When I Was Fair and Young" by Queen Elizabeth I?" eNotes, 27 Mar. 2013, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-main-theme-when-was-fair-young-424076. Accessed 9 Jan. 2018.

Background) asliterature15. “When I Was Fair And Young – Analysis & Explanation.” AS Level English Literature, 14 July 2014, aslevelliterature.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/when-i-was-fair-and-young-analysis-explanation-2/.

5) “Ten Facts about Queen Elizabeth I.” Ten Facts about Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), www.tenfactsabout.co.uk/0033elizabethi.htm.

Poem) I, Queen Elizabeth. “When I Was Fair and Young by Queen Elizabeth I.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45657/when-i-was-fair-and-young.

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Her sister "earned the nickname Bloody Mary for ordering the execution of 300 Protestants as heretics", and she was forced to take the reins of the country soon after.

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"This poem can be interpreted as a regretful journey down memory lane for a formerly beautiful and much sought-after queen who is now beginning to realize that she may never have the opportunity to love and be loved as most women do" -Posted July 14, 2014 BY ASLITERATURE15

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"She was a firm believer in astrology"

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"Two years after Elizabeth was born, her mother was executed"

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"Elizabeth I was born a princess but declared illegitimate through political machinations"

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The theme and tone of regret has a strong presence throughout the poem. Elizabeth became so peristant on rejecting men who came to win her that she turned away the one who she felt a connection with. In the last stanza of the poem, she recounts her feeling of regret when telling the son of Venus, "Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more" (Elizabeth 16).

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When I Was Fair and Young

BY QUEEN ELIZABETH I

When I was fair and young, then favor graced me.

Of many was I sought their mistress for to be.

But I did scorn them all and answered them therefore:

Go, go, go, seek some other where; importune me no more.

How many weeping eyes I made to pine in woe,

How many sighing hearts I have not skill to show,

But I the prouder grew and still this spake therefore:

Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

Then spake fair Venus’ son, that proud victorious boy,

Saying: You dainty dame, for that you be so coy,

I will so pluck your plumes as you shall say no more:

Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

As soon as he had said, such change grew in my breast

That neither night nor day I could take any rest.

Wherefore I did repent that I had said before:

Go, go, go, seek some other where, importune me no more.

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-Rose to power after the death of her father.
-Her reign brought about the advancement of the Protestant faith.
-Poetry during this time period was for the upper class and drama performances were for the poor.
-She wrote  in secret and only after her death was it discovered, this showed a different side of who she was.

asliterature15. “When I Was Fair And Young – Analysis & Explanation.” AS Level English Literature, 14 July 2014, aslevelliterature.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/when-i-was-fair-and-young-analysis-explanation-2/.