In this excerpt, Queen Elizabeth says "for the weal, good and safety whereof, I will never shun to spend my
life" in order to
O convince her audience that she is unbiased,
intelligent, and rarely makes mistakes.
o inform her audience that she will work hard to win
back the broken trust of her followers.
persuade her audience that she will never make
personal decisions that will harm England.
o remind her audience that she is the ruler and in
charge of enacting laws that protect England.