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What is Queen Elizabeth's purpose in this passage?

to inform the troops of their orders for the upcoming
battle
to persuade the troops that they should invade
Spain
to inform the troops about past kings of England
to persuade the troops that she is a capable
commander

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Answer:

to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander

Step-by-step explanation:

I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which, rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.

–Address to the troops at Tilbury,

Queen Elizabeth I

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