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Arthur, who is a prince during the events of The Faerie Queene, is the same Arthur from British mythology who eventually goes on to become King Arthur with the help of the powerful wizard Merlin. Rather than appearing as the protagonist of any of the poem’s books, he appears as a helper figure in multiple books for knights like the Redcross Knight and Sir Guyon, sometimes accompanied by his loyal squire Timias. True to his legendary origins, Arthur is a larger-than-life figure who is not only one of the strongest and bravest knights in the story but also one of the most courteous and charitable. Arthur spends much of the story looking for the Faerie Queene, whom he saw in a dream, and like her, he represents an idealized version of Britain that was meant to reflect favorably on the real-world leadership of Queen Elizabeth.
Arthur Quotes in The Faerie Queene
The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Arthur or refer to Arthur . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book II: Canto X
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After him Uther, which Pendragon hight,
Succeeding There abruptly did end
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Book VI: Canto VII
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And after all, for greater infamie,
He by the heeles him hung upon a tree,
And baffuld so, that all which passed by,
The picture of his punishment might see,
And by the like ensample warned bee
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Arthur Quotes in The Faerie Queene
The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Arthur or refer to Arthur . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book II: Canto X
Quotes
After him Uther, which Pendragon hight,
Succeeding There abruptly did end
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Book VI: Canto VII
Quotes
And after all, for greater infamie,
He by the heeles him hung upon a tree,
And baffuld so, that all which passed by,
The picture of his punishment might see,
And by the like ensample warned bee
