Having discussed in class all these questions, my mind is clearer about the different aspects of this letter. Before the class I felt really confused and I did not understand many of the questions.
Firstly, we have that the Faerie Queene is an allegory because it is a story with a moral and a hidden truth. It is to implicitly state an opinion.
Firstly, we have that the Faerie Queene is an allegory because it is a story with a moral and a hidden truth. It is to implicitly state an opinion.
This allegory was based to celebrate the Tudor dynasty and the Faerie Queene suggests that King Arthur is related to the Tudor lineage. In addition, he wanted to have a character embodying all the 12 virtues and for that he chose Prince Arthur.
Spenser is trying to emphasize the 12 virtues; however, he only discussed Holiness, Temperance, Chastity, Friendship, Justice, Courtesy and in six books. Magnificence (represented by Arthur) and Truth (represented by Una) were other virtues he wanted to show in the Faerie Queene. These were the main characteristics he tried to emphasize using characters such as the Red Cross knight, Britomartis, Gloriana, Prince Arthur, Una, Arthegall, Calidore and Sir Guyon.
Duessa represents evil in the story especially when she, an ugly witch, was trying to separate Red Cross from Una. She is also representing Mary Queen of Scots and the Roman Catholic Church.
He mainly wrote the letter because he needed protection in case something was misunderstood by Elizabeth I. Sir Walter Raleigh was really powerful and respected which made him the perfect candidate to have protection from.
1 comment:
Carolina you write a well explained post about the letter. I have the feeling that you well searched for extra information such as meanings, allegories, etc. about the Faerie Queene which is very difficult to understand.
I agree with your interpretation because it seems to be so concret and it is very objective.
You are always doing excellents reflections!
Take Care!!
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