Who is acrasia lover

Sir Guyon is supposed to destroy the Bower of Bliss. If sexual intercourse is considered to be a sort of marriage between to people, Sir Guyon is ultimately destroying the possibility for happiness in marriage.

Acrasia, if considered to be married to the man she looks so lovingly upon, is not in any fault according the tradition that Spenser is allegorically alluding to. Category Uncategorized 1 Comment ». Using WordPress Engine. Another point that just occurred to me… Sir Guyon is supposed to destroy the Bower of Bliss.

The knight takes the cup and dashes it to the ground where it shatters. In the middle of the garden is a unique fountain which appears to float on its own water. Dancing in its waters are two naked young women. When Guyon sees them, he is momentarily captivated by their beauty. Although one of them hides her body in the water, the other stands wanton and defiantly exposing herself to him.

The Palmer warns his knight that they must soon confront Acrasia, and they move on into the heart of the gardens in search of her. They pass by a place where beguiling music is playing, moving ever deeper into a series of thickets until they catch sight of their quarry.

She is reclining lasciviously on a bed of rose petals, her thin silk gown revealing her body beneath, still glistening with drops of perspiration from her recent lovemaking with a young man who now lies asleep on her lap. She has bewitched him: although apparently a knight, his arms are hung on a tree, and the blazon on his shield is defaced. Sir Guyon and the Palmer spring out at her in complete surprise, throwing a magic net over the lovers, from which they cannot escape.

The Palmer then binds the man with ropes, and Acrasia with chains of adamantine to resist her sorcery. He talks with the man, named Verdant, until the spell is broken, when he frees him from his bonds. Meanwhile the knight is destroying the bower and razing the garden around it. Once their task is done, Guyon and the Palmer lead their captives back towards where they had landed.

One, though, objects, saying that he had enjoyed being a hog more than a man. The Palmer reflects that some people will never change their ways, and they make their way back to their waiting boat. Acrasia , an evil enchantress who lures men to her wandering island, the Bower of Bliss. Sir Guyon has been sent to put an end to her wickedness. Alma , the mistress of a castle, the House of Temperance, which has been besieged by a thousand foes for seven years.

Her castle represents the human body. Prince Arthur , son of Uther Pendragon, bearer of a magic shield which blinds his enemies and turns them to stone, and future king.

The Palmer , an elderly man dressed in black, who is leading Sir Guyon in his quest to put a stop to the evil of Acrasia. ISBN 0 5. ISBN 1 6. Critical edition. No ISBN. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Edmund Spenser. Previous Next. Acrasia While we don't see a lot of this character, we sure hear a lot about her in Book 2.

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