1. Holiness in Ignatius's Spiritual Exercises and Spenser's
... of the Red Crosse, or of Holinesse- to be a story of "Fierce warres and faithfull loues- (39). It is by way of fierce wars and faithful loves that he may "moralize- the story (39). Therefore, according to Spenser, ferocious struggles coupled with faithful loves have the ability to moralize a story. ... , as he went,/ And often knockt his brest, as one that did repent. (48) Therefore, Archimago, the antagonist of Book I, is a Catholic monk, and his description is extremely grim. Sober and sad, Archimago keeps his eyes to the ground, praying everywhere he goes and knocking his breast in rep...
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