people who want to put her aside from the throne. Anne also faces conflict with false witnesses.
Anne faces her conflict alone. She has no friend in England. She has no place to return. In this part, the writer analyzes two kinds of conflicts that are
faced by Anne. In analyzing conflict, the writer uses the theory that is proposed by Worchel and Cooper 460-464. They define two kinds of conflicts; they are
intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts. Here the conflicts that are faced by Anne:
1. Intrapersonal Conflict
An intrapersonal conflict means a conflict that an individual experiences when he or she makes a decision between two or more alternatives. It
will lead him or her to a situation in which other people not behave as the individuals expect them to Worchel and Cooper 460-464. In this novel, Anne
faces two kinds of intrapersonal conflicts. They are double-approach-avoidance and approach-avoidance conflicts. Here are the intrapersonal conflicts faced by
Anne:
a. Anne’s Decision to Stay in England
After King Henry VIII denies the marriage, he gives Anne two options; she may leave England and go back to Cleves, her hometown, or she can live in
England as the King’s beloved sister at a beautiful palace. Anne feels lonely because of this problem. She has no place to return. In this case, Anne faces a
double-approach-avoidance conflict. She faces two options which all of them brings both positive and negative effects. If she chooses to go back to Cleves then
she can meet her family again. Unfortunately, she will face her mean family and live in shame. On the other hand, if she chooses to stay in England, then she will
face King Henry VIII. As a result, she will live in fear because she knows that the King can put her in danger anytime. However, Anne will live at a luxurious
palace. No man rules her life in England. …I can stay in England at the King’s unreliable favor, while he marries
the little girl who was my maid-in-waiting, or I can go home penniless to live with my brother, who spite and negligence have brought me to
this….I cannot go home to my brother; I should be ashamed as a whipped dog if I were to go home to him and say that the king of
England has put me aside… 316-317
In facing this conflict, Anne uses the resolution that is proposed by Worchel and Cooper. She uses the first type of resolution that focuses on the goal,
freedom. She knows that she has no place to return. Because of that reason, Anne decides to stay in England. She tries to make a better life even though she knows
the consequences that she will face, live alone without a husband in the future. Gregory shares Anne’s decision through her minds.
I cannot go home and face this shame. It is not possible. So I shall have to stay here. There is no refuge for me anywhere else….
I have no money to buy such a place. If I leave England, I will have no rich allowance; they will pay me no rents.
I cannot hope for another husband to offer me a home either. No man will marry me knowing that I have lain under the king’s heavy laborings
night after night and that he could not bring himself to do it. 317
According to the description above, it can be assumed that Anne decides to stay in England although she will face a single life forever. Since Anne is a
smart woman, she knows she has no place to return. Because of that reason, she PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
takes the chance to live in England at a beautiful palace. She is regarded as the King’s sister. It is better to live in England as a free woman than go back to her
brother and live in shame. When King Henry VIII wants to visit Anne for dinner, she does not
know what the King’s purpose is. Honestly, in one side of her heart, Anne wants to restore her throne as a queen. On the opposite, deep inside her heart, she wants
to be a free woman who lives pleasing herself with no command from others. Anne likes to be herself. She admires freedom in her life. This fact can be seen on
page 335. It is clear that Anne is a self-reliant woman who loves freedom. Although Anne faces a difficult conflict that put her to exile and a lonely
life, she turns it into a good fortune for herself. While many women feel incomplete when they are unmarried or live far away from their family, Anne
faces those problems by looking from the bright side. She looks this conflict as a way to get freedom. She wants to be a free woman. She cannot see her family
again but she is always optimistic to get a better life in England.
b. Anne’s Decision to Stay Away From King Henry VIII
