Elizabeth poem

I believe that the poem “On Monsieur’s Departure”, written by Queen Elizabeth the first was written to Sr. Francis Walsingham. After watching the movie “Elizabeth” and reading the poem there are many moments and parts that lead me to think it was written to him. In the poem it says, “I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate.” (line 4) This is her saying that she does care for his opinion but she doesn’t want to show it. She doesn’t feel as though it is the best idea for everyone to know how much she trusts in him in the beginning of the movie. In one of the first few scenes the people that she works with are trying to convince her to take England to war. Even though his opinion really wouldn’t be accounted for she still asked Walsingham what he thought of the situation. Even though he felt the same way that she did about war, (didn’t really think it was a good idea to jump into war) she went with majority. She cared how he felt about it but she didn’t act upon it that’s how she seemed stark mute. Another part that makes me believe That Elizabeth wrote it to him was when the poem says, “My care is like my shadow in the sun.” (line 7) In the very beginning of the movie after Queen Mary died, Walsingham was sent to take care of Elizabeth and try his best to make sure that she stays alive as long as possible. In the movie everywhere that Elizabeth went Sr. Walsingham was always there to follow. In the last stanza it states, “let me or float or sink, be high or low.” ( line 16) I think that’s Elizabeth saying he helped her make decisions that were best for her, not always best for everyone else. If there was a decision to be made that might be good for England but might end up hurting her he would advise her not to make a decision that way. Walsingham in the movie was always there for Queen Elizabeth and that is why I think she wrote that poem to him.