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Spenser's The Faerie Queene: Characters and their Allegorical Significance

This table should help you keep track of the allegorical significance of major characters in Book I of Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Some characters may be relevant to only one or two allegorical levels.
   

Characters Literal Level Allegorical Levels
Moral Historical Biblical
Red Cross Knight        
Archimago        
Una        
Faerie Queene        
Duessa        
Sansloy        
Sansjoy        
Sansfoy        
Kirkrapine        
Abessa        
Corceca        
Sir Satyrane        
Lucifera        
Sir Trevisam        
Orgoglio        
Prince Arthur