Duessa
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Duessa is a deceitful sorceress and allegorical embodiment of falsehood and duplicity in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical character
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character in The Faerie Queene ⓘ fictional character ⓘ sorceress ⓘ |
| allegoricallyRepresents |
Roman Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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duplicity ⓘ falsehood ⓘ religious corruption ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Archimago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orgoglio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarazin Sansjoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
The Faerie Queene, Book I
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ⓘ
The Faerie Queene, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
moral deception ⓘ religious allegory ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceives | Redcrosse Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisedAs | Fidessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Redcrosse Knight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| externalAppearance | beautiful lady ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Fidessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
enchanting men
ⓘ
using magic to harm ⓘ |
| influencedByTradition | medieval allegory of vices ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInAllegory | Spanish (in anti-Catholic reading) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
deceitful
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magically powerful ⓘ manipulative ⓘ seductive ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
Prince Arthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Una NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | personification of False Church ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
false beauty
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hypocrisy ⓘ spiritual danger ⓘ |
| symbolizesForReaders | danger of trusting appearances ⓘ |
| trueForm | monstrous hag ⓘ |
| undergoes | public stripping of false adornments ⓘ |
| workGenre |
allegorical romance
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ |
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