This knight is, of.
course, Red Crosse, who is Archimago's enemy and symbol of Holiness in the.
First Book. Having concocted his plan carefully, Archimago leads Sir Guyon.
and the Palmer to the young girl who is Duessa in disguise. Duessa was an.
evil woman from Book One representing Falsehood. This causes Sir Guyon to.
be enveloped with anger. Upon finding Red Crosse, Sir Guyon charges him.
ferociously. As he gets closer, though, Sir Guyon realizes that Red Crosse.
is a good person, and he was tricked. They leave on friendly terms. Sir.
Guyon was slightly flawed in his attack, but he recovered nicely and showed.
some self-restraint.
As the journey continues, Sir Guyon and the Palmer wander upon a.
woman in distress. This woman named Amavia plunges a knife in her breast.
In her last gasps of air, she tells them what happened to her. She.
explains that her husband, Mordaunt, had failed to resist the seductions of.
an enchantress named Acrasia. This woman entices men to her island garden,.
the Bower of Bliss, and then transforms them into beasts. Although Amavia.
was able to release her husband from the spell, he still died. Sir Guyon.
vows to avenge the deaths of these lovers. At this point, he begins his.
quest for Acrasia's Bower of Bliss.
Upon starting his trek for Acrasia's island garden, Sir Guyon and.
the Palmer come across a castle. It is inhabited by three odd and.
eccentric sisters. Medina, the middle sister, invites Sir Guyon and the.
Palmer into the castle. Hearing of the new guests, the lovers of the.
oldest and youngest sisters start to fight. Sir Guyon tries to stop them.
but only makes it worse. All of the men start to fight, but Medina soon.
intervenes. "These sisters and their mates are constantly at odds with.
each other and with Medina who strives as constantly to keep them in order."".
(Nelson 181-182). At dinner, Medina sits between her unpleasant sisters.
and attempts to moderate their wars. Each sister acts in opposite extreme.
