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Argante: A giantess who is infected with lust.
Busirane: A vile wizard who tries to win Amoretta’s consent with torture and fear.
Hellenore: The young and carefree wife of Malbecco.
Malbecco: An elderly miser with a young and beautiful wife he keeps imprisoned out of (unfounded) jealousy.
Monster: A vile thing resembling a hyena, called up by the witch because it feeds on women’s flesh.
Ollyphant: A giant, the twin brother of Argante and also a slave to lust.
Palladine: A female Knight, chaste and...
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The Faerie Queene: Summary and Analysis
- Summary and Analysis: Introduction and Book I, Cantos i-iv
- Summary and Analysis: Book I, Cantos v-viii
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- Summary and Analysis: Book II, Cantos i-vi
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- Summary and Analysis: Book IV, Cantos vii-xii
- Summary and Analysis: Book V, Proem-Canto vi
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