The knight with that old Dragon fights
two dayes incessantly:
The third him ouerthrowes, and gayns
most glorious victory.
Stanzas:
1-3: Arrival in Una's home land.
4: Dragon trumpets his presence.
5 - 7: Poet invokes his Muse.
8 - 15: Dragon described.
16 - 28: Red Cross Knight and Dragon battle fiercely.
29 - 30: Red Cross Knight fortuitously falls into a restorative well; that well is compared favourably to variously European springs.
31: The day ends with the Dragon thinking he's won.
32: Una prays all night.
33 - 4: Red Cross Knight rises renewed from the spring.
35 - 49: Red Cross Knight and Dragon battle a second day.
50: Una spends the night praying for Red Cross Knight.
51: A new day dawns.
52 - 3: Red Cross Knight and Dragon re-engage; the Dragon's pride enables Red Cross Knight to kill him.
54: death of the Dragon.
55: Una thanks God & rejoins Red Cross Knight.
Faire Vna to the Redcrosse knight
betrouthed is with ioy:
Though false Duessa it to barre
her false sleights doe imploy.
Stanzas:
1: Poet's invocation: 'the end is in sight'.
2 - 11: Una's parents & all their subjects issue forth to see the defeated Dragon, the victorious knight, and Una.
12: Una reunites with her father.
13 - 14: all enter the palace where they celebrate modestly but fittingly.
15 - 16: Redcross knight is asked to, and is said to, recount his adventures.
17: the king offers Redcross knight a life of ease.
18: Redcross knight declines because he owes six years service to the Faerie Queene.
19 - 20: The king agrees, and tells Redcross knight to return after his duty is done to accept Una and the kingdom as reward for defeating the dragon.
21 - 4: The king summons Una, who appears more beautiful than ever.
25 - 8: A messenger intrudes to announce that Redcross knight is betrothed to Fidessa.
29 - 30: The king of Eden asks Redcross knight for clarification.
31 - 2: Redcross knight explains that Fidessa is really Duessa and that no mortal can resist her magic.
33 - 4: Una seconds Redcross knight's account, and suggests that the messenger is probably Archimago.
35 - 6: Archimago is captured and imprisoned.
37: the king marries Una to Redcross knight.
38 - 41: and there as great rejoicing; then Redcross knight leaves to fulfill his duty, and Una mourns his departure.
42: Poetic transition.