ABSTRAK
This research was conducted to find out the types of directive speech acts in the film entitled Mary Queen of Scots, the way the speakers apply those types, and the reason of the speakers to utter those types.
This research uses Pragmatics approach. It belongs to qualitative descriptive research. The data analysed are all the dialogs containing types directive speech acts of the film Mary Queen of Scots. The total sampling technique is used by the researcher in taking the data in analysis.
The researcher analysed the data found in the film based on problem statements which are drawn in the Chapter I. First, this research find out there are 6 types of directive speech acts in the film. The types of directive speech acts are Command, 13 data (42%), Request 3 data (16%), Question 9 data (30%), Suggestion 2 data (6%), Prohibition 1 datum (3%), and Warning 1 datum (3%).
Second, three ways of expressing politeness strategies are used by the characters in Mary Queen of Scots. The ways of expressing politeness strategies are Bald On-Record, Positive Politeness, and Off-Record.
At last, the reason characters employ directive speech acts considers to show hearer?s duty, to show anger expression, to respect the hearer, to seek agreement, and find the reasons for uttering certain expression.
Keywords: pragmatics, directive, speech acts, politeness strategies, film.