“The idea horrified Elizabeth. It was easy to wish for Charles’s presence as long as he was far way in a distant country. De Silva described Elizabeth’s reception to his hint: ‘She turned white, and was so agitated that I could not help laughing to see her.'”

The quotation was interesting solely because it showed that Elizabeth was still human. More often than not, a lot of royalty are often superior, the way De Silva jokes with Elizabeth portrays her in two different ways. The first being her affability and her affection as a leader. Based on other texts, it seems rare that subjects choose to joke with the royalty unless they have a death wish. The ability of De Silva to joke with Elizabeth speaks for the love of her subject and how she successfully portrayed herself as a mother to all. The second portrayal is base on her reaction. Elizabeth’s reaction of nervousness may have been due to her not wanting to see a suitor and maintaining her image as a Virgin queen.