ut a virgin as well". (Wagner, 316)
             One might argue and say the from the point of view of the movie that Queen Elizabeth is not really a Virgin Queen, but it all depends on how individual looks at the meaning of "Virgin". Ones opinion of virginity might be different from another's opinion. Maybe in history the Queen did have sexual intimate with Lord Robert Dudley and the historical idea of the "Virgin Queen" could mean abstaining from marriage but maybe not from sex. In the movie, Elizabeth could still identify herself with the "Virgin Queen". For example, her characteristic of an "outlaw hero" who seeks to "escape" from the "settled life" could be seen as a "virgin" trait in which one has no attachment to any man in any marriage or relationships. (Ray, 301) The Queen disregards her co
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