Explanation of the poem “Monsieur’s Duty” by Queen Elizabeth I
LINE 1–6 I grieve and dare not show my discontent;I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,I do, yet dare not say I will meant,I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate.I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned,Since from myself another self I turned. The speaker states that she is … Read more