In the poem "The Widow at Windsor", Rudyard Kipling uses the voice of one of the men to explain what it means to be one of the Queen's soldiers Victoria. The soldier explains how powerful the Queen is and how she uses her power over others to get what she wants. He also talks about the soldiers who carry out his orders. The idealistic ideas that soldiers may have had about becoming soldiers are contradicted by the reality of their daily lives. Kipling's own life experiences lend credence to the doublespeak this poem highlights. "The Widow of Windsor" uses a fast pace to draw the reader into a conflicted world where fighting for a powerful woman is a source of pride and disrespect and, furthermore, readers see this duality of mind as demonstrable at any time, whatever the period. of the date. “The Widow of Windsor” is fast paced with a rhyming technique that tricks the reader into thinking the subject matter will be light when in reality the poem is emotionally intense and reveals a difficult lifestyle. Sir George MacMunn refers to Kipling's style, in his book Rudyard Kipling: Craftsman, as refreshing but frequently scrutinized by critics of Kipling's era. It is undoubtedly this style that attracts the attention of the modern reader. According to Eileen Gillooly, in Poetry for Young People: Rudyard Kipling, the poem's flowing cadence is a well-honed technique that Kipling uses often. She explains that Kipling worked carefully to make every word count and have a strong impact (4-5). Once the reader is successfully drawn into the poem, it becomes clear that the soldier telling the story is both proud of his queen and contemptuous. his role in his life. Pride for Queen and country shines through middle of paper......even though some soldiers may have returned home physically, they were no longer able to recognize it as home. "The Widow at Windsor" brings the story to life while highlighting a set of emotions experienced by many generations of soldiers before and since its publication in 1892. Thanks to Kipling's unique style, even civilian readers will enjoy interest in the experiences of the soldiers The voice of a soldier and the rhythmic prose bring the emotionally distant reader closer to the hearts of the soldiers and the fate they face The reader quickly discovers that although the soldiers serve the queen with a general feeling of. pride, they also disrespect her. To march in her name, the soldiers realize, like Kipling as a child, that they will have to live their lives in lies. The soldiers are the Queen's pawns and they are different people. cause of this..