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Blandamour
Proteus is a god with the gift of prophecy who warns Marinell that a woman will be his downfall. At one point, he rescues the maiden Florimell but then tries to woo her unsuccessfully and ends up keeping her as a prisoner in his dungeon. Eventually, however, Proteus relents, and the wedding of Marinell and Florimell takes place in his house.
Proteus Quotes in The Faerie Queene
The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Proteus or refer to Proteus. 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 III: Canto IV
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Who through foresight of his eternall skill,
Bad her from womankind to keepe him well:
For of a woman he should have much ill,
A virgin strange and stout him should dismay, or kill.
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Book IV: Canto XII
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Right so himself did Marinell upreare,
When he in place his dearst love did spy;
And though his limbs could not his bodie beare,
Ne former strength return so suddenly,
Yet chearefull signes he shewed outwardly.
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Proteus Quotes in The Faerie Queene
The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Proteus or refer to Proteus. 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 III: Canto IV
Quotes
Who through foresight of his eternall skill,
Bad her from womankind to keepe him well:
For of a woman he should have much ill,
A virgin strange and stout him should dismay, or kill.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Book IV: Canto XII
Quotes
Right so himself did Marinell upreare,
When he in place his dearst love did spy;
And though his limbs could not his bodie beare,
Ne former strength return so suddenly,
Yet chearefull signes he shewed outwardly.
