The Faerie Queene, A Close Reading

The Faerie Queene; a close reading         The first quatern stanzas of Spensers Faerie Queene introduce us to the Redcrosse Knight and Una, two of the of importee characters in book one. We meet Redcrosse pricking on the plain, which meant riding or galloping forth in Spensers day. He carries with him a argent shield and is clothed in strong armour that is shrink and damaged from wounds in previous battles. However, he has not with the damage because arms till that time did he never wield. Therefore he is dampening armour owned by somebody else. The horse he rides is unruly and fights against its restraints, the curbe being a strap under the lower jaw of the horse that is level(p) to the upper ends of the bitt, which is used to keep an unruly horse in check. We are told he seems jolly and sits faire upon his horse. Faire, in this case, means in force(p) and just in conduct, as well as describing soul who is with promise. The stanza en ds with the knight being described as fit for jousts and earnest encounters.         The introduction seems straightforward enough with the exception of the previously falter armour. Because Redcrosse himself has never had to pick up arms, or even reveal armour, we are shown he is naif, thus a shred of work is then cast upon his abilities. His unmanageable horse is also agony because a knights greatest asset and weapon is his horse, and an inability to fuck off it could be deadly. Therefore, in stanza one, a picture is painted of an raw and possibly unprepared knight with a joyous affection and sincere integrity.         Stanza two adds details to the picture painted in stanza one. We are told Redcrosse has a blood-red cross on his breast, which he wears in... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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