ENGL 2100Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: The Faerie Queene, Flag Of England, Externals
23 Feb 2016
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Does well during the outer battles, although falls during the inner battles. Vast majority of the people could not reading during the time this was written. Holiness is not embodied in the red crosse at the start. Literal level is what the story tells us, the power of the story. Moral level is the true protestant faith. Allegorical level is focusing on the churches, fighting for what he believes is right. Human soul is battling, he is committed. The tale of his adventures leads him through external hope. He will be the knight of holiness. He is taught that god"s virtues can be internal, although can be externally shown. He externally defeats the virtues, not internally. He is in complicated surroundings in canto 4, does not like being in the house of. He knows how to avoid the externals. Canto 5 expected to fight and destroy, last battle he wins. Health both physical and mental requires a healer.
