Question

Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. Faint, weary, sore, emboiled, grieved, brent With heat, toil, wounds, arms, smart, and inward fire, That never man such mischiefs did torment; Death better were, death did he oft desire, But death will never come, when needs require. What most accurately describes how the author uses this part of the plot to develop the knight’s character?

Answer 1

Answer:

The author has used the mindset of the knight in the given passage, as it describes that he is faced with troubles and problems and he is struggling to carry on with expedition despite being battered and weary.

Explanation:

The Faerie Queene is a magnum opus of Edmund Spenser. It is an allegorical tale written based on six virtues, that Spenserr thought are important. Each tale is presented with the characterisation of a knight.

Each knight is in a quest for the Faerie Queene. The  Faerie Queene is a depiction of the Queen Elizabeth in the poem, who was considered as a virtuous queen.

In the given quote, Spenser has tried to develop the character  of the knight by showing the mindset of the knight. The knight is faced with troubles in the given  passage and struggles with the thought to carry on the quest. The knight is, though, weary and battered.