For Nov. 14, 2019
The faithfull knight in equall field
subdewes his faithlesse foe,
Whom false Duessa saves, and for
his cure to hell does goe.
Stanzas:
1: Redcross knight spends the night anticipating a virtuous battle.
2 - 5: The scene is set for the contest.
6 - 13: They engage, each gaining an upper hand, but just as the Redcross knight is about to deliver a death blow, Sansjoy is cloaked in darkness & made to disappear.
14 - 15: Duessa feigns happiness at the outcome; Redcross knight is not pleased at the disappearance of Sansjoy.
16 - 7: Redcross knight presents himself to Lucifera & is then ministered to by doctors.
18 -9: Duessa cries crocodile tears over redcross knight's injuries until evening when she sneaks away to Sansjoy, who is on the verge of death.
20 - 7: Duessa travels to Night & persuades her to help avenge Sansfoy & to help Sansjoy.
28 - 44: Night & Duessa take Sansjoy to Hell to be brought back to life by Aesculapeus.
45 - 53: Duessa returns to the palace of pride to find the Redcross knight has slipped away surreptitiously.
From lawlesse lust by wondrous grace
fayre Una is releast:
Whom salvage nation does adore,
and learnes her wise beheast.
Stanzas:
1: Redcross knight has escaped the palace of pride.
2: The narration returns to Una & Sansloy.
3 - 6: Sansloy tries to seduce, & then to rape Una.
7 - 8: Una screams so loudly that fawns and satyrs arrive and frighten Sansloy away.
9 - 15: The fauns and satyrs bring Una to their god, Sylvanus.
16 - 19: All the wood folk fall in love with Una.
20 - 30: Satyrane is introduced into the story, and he encounters Una in the wood.
31 - 3: Satyrane helps Una escape from the wood.
34 - 9: Once on the plain they see a pilgrim & inquire after the redcross knight.
The pilgrim reports him dead and tells them where to find his killer.
40 - 8: Satyrane hurries ahead, finds Sansloy, & engages him in battle.
Una arrives, then flees, pursued by Archimago who had been disguised as the pilgrim.
Created Nov.
10, 2019