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Arthur
The central hero of the poem, although he does not play the most significant role in its action. Arthur is in search of the Faerie Queene, whom he saw in a vision. The "real" Arthur was a king of the Britons in the 5th or 6th century A.D., but the little historical information we have about him is overwhelmed by his legend.
Faerie Queene (also known as Gloriana)
Though she never appears in the poem, the Faerie Queene is the focus of the poem; her castle is the ultimate goal or destination of many of the poem’s characters. She represents Queen Elizabeth, among others, as discussed in the Commentary.
Redcrosse
The Redcrosse Knight is the hero of Book I; he stands for the virtue of Holiness. His real name is discovered to be George, and he ends up becoming St. George, the patron saint of England. On another level, though, he is the individual Christian fighting against evil--or the Protestant fighting the Catholic Church.
Una
Redcrosse's future wife, and the other major protagonist in Book I. She is meek, humble, and beautiful, but strong when it is necessary; she represents Truth, which Redcrosse must find in order to be a true Christian.
Duessa
The opposite of Una, she represents falsehood and nearly succeeds in getting Redcrosse to leave Una for good. She appears beautiful, but it is only skin-deep.
Archimago
Next to Duessa, a major antagonist in Book I. Archimago is a sorcerer capable of changing his own appearance or that of others; in the end, his magic is proven weak and ineffective.
Summary
Summary
Book 1, Proem and Canto 1
Typical of works of past centuries, Spenser provides a proem, a sort of preview, at the beginning of each book, telling what it will concern. In Book 1 this "overview" says "Contayning the Legende of the Knight of the Red Crosse, or Holinesse."
The proem explains that the Muse has asked the poet to tell the story of knights and ladies in Faery land. Although the poet feels unfit for the task, he still pledges to complete it with the help of Cupid the god of love and Mars the god of war. Finally, he asks the "Great Lady of the greatest Isle," the Faerie Queene Gloriana, to look on him with favor.
Book 1 chronicles the adventures of the Redcrosse Knight who represents the virtue of holiness. Canto 1 begins with a description of the Redcrosse Knight. The knight wears a cross on his shield as a memory of "his dying Lord," Jesus. Gloriana, the queen of Faery land, has sent the Redcrosse Knight on a task to defeat a dragon. He travels with Una, an innocent woman of royal descent, and a dwarf. The dragon has ravaged Una's kingdom, and she wants to help get revenge.
A rainstorm arises, and the travelers take shelter in a glade. Once the storm ends they search for a path in the woods but quickly get lost. They find a cave, and the Redcrosse Knight enters, although Una and the dwarf warn him the monster Error lives within. Error, a dreadful creature, who is half woman and half serpent, captures the knight easily. Una calls to the Redcrosse Knight to strangle Error. He does, and Error spews vomit full of books, papers, and serpents. The knight is shocked to see the serpents greedily drinking Error's blood and growing. But the serpents drink so much they destroy themselves. Una congratulates the knight on his victory over the monster.
The group keeps traveling and meets the evil wizard Archimago in disguise as an old man. He invites them to take shelter in his hermitage. They enjoy his stories of saints and popes. But after the travelers go to sleep, Archimago begins his wicked magic. He calls on Morpheus, the god of dreams, to plant false visions in the sleepers' minds.
The Redcrosse Knight has dreams of love and lust. He wakes, though enchanted, to a false version of Una who is actually a sprite sent by Archimago, trying to seduce him. He's repulsed and confused, since he thought Una was pure.
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