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msdani1992
msdani1992
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High School - 11th Grade

what do the following characters represent in the "faerie queene"

the redcrosse knight:

the dragon:

arthur:

Una:

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Posted by msdani1992 on Friday October 3, 2008 at 7:29 AM and tagged with characters, the faerie queene.

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  1. vowells
    vowells Student
    College - Sophomore

    the quick answer is the redcrosse knight represent Protestant Christianity. the dragon represents roman catholics, aurthur represents King Henry the VIII and Una is Queen Elizabeth

    this particular allegories tells the story of how England was in a theological war with the pope in Rome. it can also be political the allegories keeps going and going it is virtually bottomless. but as long as you remember that the queen needed to be rescued you will be fine. the reason why she needed to be rescued is because the was a woman and woman where not allowed to rule. the Queen therefore had to become England and that's where Spencer comes in. if you look at the paintings of the queen you will notice that she looks extremely pale almost virgin like, because in a sense she had to transformed her self to be more than just a woman. she becomes England and later even the virgin Mary. but that's alot more than you probably where asking.

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    Posted by vowells on Wednesday October 8, 2008 at 8:31 PM


  2. ivana Student
    College - Sophomore

    quote from wikipedia:

    • Arthur. This is the same Arthur of the Round Table, but he plays a different role here. He is madly in love with the Faerie Queene and spends his time in pursuit of her when not helping the other knights out of their sundry predicaments.
    • Duessa, a lady who personfies Falsehood in Book One, known to Redcrosse as "Fidessa". As the opposite of Una, she represents the "false" religion of the Roman Catholic Church. She is also initially an assistant, or at least a servant, to Archimago.
    • Gloriana, the "Faerie Queene" herself.
    • The Redcrosse Knight, hero of Book One. Introduced in the first canto of the poem, he bears the emblem of Saint George, patron saint of England; a red cross on a white background is still the flag of England. The Redcross Knight is, in fact, early on declared to be the real Saint George.
    • Una, the personification of the "True Church". She travels with the Redcrosse Knight (who represents England), whom she has recruited to save her parents' castle from a dragon. She also defeats Duessa, who represents the "false" (Catholic) church and the person of Mary, Queen of Scots, in a trial reminiscent of that which ended in Mary's beheading. Una is also representative of Truth.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene

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    Posted by ivana on Sunday February 1, 2009 at 11:28 AM