neurotic person tends to be calm, relaxed, even-tempered, easy going, and emotionally stable. Although Anne is in a dangerous situation, she can still control
herself. She keeps her dignity as a great queen. Anne faces hard men and many threats in her life. However, she faces it with calmness. She never panics although
she is in grave danger.
3. Smart
In this novel, Gregory describes Anne as an unwanted wife. King Henry VIII plans to put Anne aside in order to marry her maid-in-waiting, Katherine
Howard. There is no one at court tells Anne about the dangerous fact. Because of that reason, Anne manages herself to seek information from Princess Mary and
Katherine Howard. She learns that in this court, the truth cannot be spoken. Anne’s smartness is seen through Jane Boleyn’s point of view. Murphy and
Barnet 712 agree that characterization can be seen through other characters’ point of view.
But this new young queen is no fool…She has spoken with her ambassador, and she knows there is to be no Coronation. She has spoken
with the Princess Mary and knows that the king can destroy a blameless wife by sending her far away from court…. She has even spoken to little
Katherine Howard and now she knows that the king is in love. She knows that ahead of her there must be shame and divorce at the least, execution at
the worst. 264 Finally, King Henry VIII annuls the marriage. He denies the marriage with
reasons that Anne is still pre-contracted with another man. Because of that reason, she is not free to marry. Fortunately, he does not kill her because Anne agrees to
sign the statements that she is not free to marry. In this case, Anne knows that she PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
has no choice except to do all King Henry’s demands. This inquiry makes her never free to marry any man for the rest of her life. She knows that she cannot go
back to Cleves and live in shame as an unwanted woman. Because of that reason, she makes a smart decision. She decides to stay in England with the new title
“royal princess” in Henry’s Kingdom because she has no place in Cleves anymore. Even though many conditions put her to exile, her smartness leads her
to learn fast. She learns quickly about her surroundings, her conditions, and her chances. She also learns about her new position in England as Royal Princess and
Beloved Sister to King Henry VIII. During her exile, she learns how to improve herself. She takes the positive
side of her conditions and problems. Her smartness leads Anne to twist the unlucky condition into freedom. Since Anne is a smart woman, she learns fast
about English fashion, language, rules and society in short amount of time. She remarks herself during her time of exile. As a result, Anne’s changes are seen by
other characters. Her metamorphosis shocks everyone in court, especially when she can do her position with elegance and gracious as a royal princess. Based on
the description above, it can be assumed that smart is one of the traits of Anne. According to Murphy, characterization can be seen through other’s point of view.
Gregory also shares a clue about this trait through Jane Boleyn’s point of view about Anne.
…. She has used the time of her exile to improve herself. Her command of the language is much greater, and her voice, now that she is not
struggling with the words, is mellow and clear. Now she can understand a witty remark, and now that she is lighter of heart. She has learned to
play cards and to dance.…. I see a woman who has taken the freedom to remake herself 393.
According to Freud’s theory, smart trait of Anne is influenced by ego structure. She signs the paper in order to survive the dangerous situation. Her ego
structure of personality leads her to stay alive, to stay away from the danger. Anne’s smartness also influences her decision to live alone without a husband
forever better than die because of her husband’s commands. She tries to do her duty as a royal princess of England and learns quickly about English culture in
short amount of time.
4. Kind Hearted and Caring
