character’s speech, past life, reaction, direct comment, thought, conversation of others, and mannerism.
On the discussion above, this study already discovers Anne’s personal description. The next discussion focuses on Anne’s personality traits. To reveal
Anne’s personality traits, Barnet 712 also determines four ways to understand the characteristics of a character. They are through what the character says, what
the characters does or acts, what others do, and the last is what other characters say about the character. Based on these theories, the writer discovers Anne’s
personality traits, they are:
1. Responsible
A character’s speech is one of the characterization methods Murphy 168. Similar to Murphy, Barnet 712 states that characterization can be seen
through what the character says. In the novel, when Jane Boleyn persuades Anne to run from her marriage with the king, she refuses it. In this case, Anne does her
duty as queen of England even though she knows that become a queen is difficult. Anne wants to be a good queen for England. Anne wants to keep her honour.
Therefore, she never escapes the marriage. I withdraw my hands from hers “I do not want to escape,” I say simply.
“This is a great honor for me and my country, and a great joy for me.” 124
In addition, Gregory shares Anne’s responsible trait through her thoughts about England. According to Murphy, characterization can be seen
through the character’s minds. When King Henry VIII puts Anne aside from the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
throne, indeed, it disappoints her much. However, she hopes that she can do the best as princess of England.
I so need confidence. I have been a duchess and the Queen of England, and now I am some sort of princess. I must learn courage to be
myself….I am quite without a fault, and yet I am thrown down. What I must see if I can do is to be a good Princess of England where once I
planned to be a good queen. 371
According to those clues, it can be assumed that Anne is a responsible woman. Based on Freud’s theory about the structure of personality, superego
influences Anne’s responsible trait. Anne knows that a queen must behave with great morality. Knowing this duty, Anne does her duty with her best moral
conscious as queen of England. Later on, although she is not a queen anymore for England, she tries to do the best she can to be a good princess for England.
Furthemore, Costa and McRae 445-446 propose five basic personalities. They are openness versus less openness, consciousness versus
unconsciousness, extroversion versus introversion, agreeableness versus less agreeableness, and the last is neurotic versus less neurotic. Based on this theory,
Anne can be included as an individual with great consciousness. A person with great consciousness tends to be careful, well organized and reliable. When Anne
is still a queen, she organizes her maid and lady-in-waiting with good commands. Anne’s responsible behaviour is a proof that she can be trusted to do her duty. She
does the best she can to fulfil her position as a queen or princess. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
2. Calm
