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The Historical Allegory In
  “The Faerie Queene”

    By Haley Kroger
Not Your Typical Fairytale

    “The Faerie Queene,” is much more than just a
    fairytale.

    Many of the characters contain historical
    paradoxes from the Elizabethan time period in
    England.

    The setting itself is an allegory to England.
A Little British History

    During Queen Elizabeth's reign, England was
    going through the Catholic Reformation, which
    is also known as the English Reformation.

    People believed the popes and Catholic Church
    were corrupt so they wanted to get away from
    it.

    Instead they wanted Protestantism and
    Anglicanism.

    Queen Elizabeth was a well known Protestant,
    so she became the symbolic leader of the
    Catholic Reformation.
Good Versus Evil





    Edmund Spenser was very anti-catholicism.

    In the story, the good characters represent true
    religion, which he thought was
    Protestantism/Anglicanism.

    The villains represent the Roman Catholic
    Church.
The Good Guys
       
           Gloriana, the Faerie
           Queen, is a paradox
           for Queen Elizabeth.
       
           The Redcrosse
           Knight represents an
           individual Christian on
           their search for
           Holiness.
       
           Una means truth.
       
           Must have true faith
           to be Holy.

                   Archimago means arch-
The Bad Guys       image. The Protestants
                   accused Catholics of
                   idolatry because of their
                   extensive uses of
                   images.
               
                   Duessa represents the
                   Catholic Church because
                   she is deceiving and she
                   is described as wearing
                   elaborate gold and
                   purple clothing, showing
                   the greedy wealth and
                   arrogant pomp of Rome.
               
                   Error- “Her vomit full off
                   bookes and papers
                   was...”(177).
Discussion Question

   What do you think Edmund Spenser's
   purpose was for writing this?

   Do you think he was hoping for some
type
  of outcome?

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The faerie queene

  • 1. The Historical Allegory In “The Faerie Queene” By Haley Kroger
  • 2. Not Your Typical Fairytale  “The Faerie Queene,” is much more than just a fairytale.  Many of the characters contain historical paradoxes from the Elizabethan time period in England.  The setting itself is an allegory to England.
  • 3. A Little British History  During Queen Elizabeth's reign, England was going through the Catholic Reformation, which is also known as the English Reformation.  People believed the popes and Catholic Church were corrupt so they wanted to get away from it.  Instead they wanted Protestantism and Anglicanism.  Queen Elizabeth was a well known Protestant, so she became the symbolic leader of the Catholic Reformation.
  • 4. Good Versus Evil  Edmund Spenser was very anti-catholicism.  In the story, the good characters represent true religion, which he thought was Protestantism/Anglicanism.  The villains represent the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 5. The Good Guys  Gloriana, the Faerie Queen, is a paradox for Queen Elizabeth.  The Redcrosse Knight represents an individual Christian on their search for Holiness.  Una means truth.  Must have true faith to be Holy.
  • 6. Archimago means arch- The Bad Guys image. The Protestants accused Catholics of idolatry because of their extensive uses of images.  Duessa represents the Catholic Church because she is deceiving and she is described as wearing elaborate gold and purple clothing, showing the greedy wealth and arrogant pomp of Rome.  Error- “Her vomit full off bookes and papers was...”(177).
  • 7. Discussion Question What do you think Edmund Spenser's purpose was for writing this? Do you think he was hoping for some type of outcome?