<P> Throughout The Faerie Queene , Spenser creates `` a network of allusions to events , issues , and particular persons in England and Ireland '' including Mary , Queen of Scots , the Spanish Armada , the English Reformation , and even the Queen herself . It is also known that James VI of Scotland read the poem , and was very insulted by Duessa -- a very negative depiction of his mother , Mary , Queen of Scots . The Faerie Queene was then banned in Scotland . This led to a significant decrease in Elizabeth 's support for the poem . Within the text , both the Faerie Queene and Belphoebe serve as two of the many personifications of Queen Elizabeth , some of which are `` far from complimentary '' . </P>
<P> Throughout The Faerie Queene , Spenser creates `` a network of allusions to events , issues , and particular persons in England and Ireland '' including Mary , Queen of Scots , the Spanish Armada , the English Reformation , and even the Queen herself . It is also known that James VI of Scotland read the poem , and was very insulted by Duessa -- a very negative depiction of his mother , Mary , Queen of Scots . The Faerie Queene was then banned in Scotland . This led to a significant decrease in Elizabeth 's support for the poem . Within the text , both the Faerie Queene and Belphoebe serve as two of the many personifications of Queen Elizabeth , some of which are `` far from complimentary '' . </P>
which character of spenser represents queen mary of scots
which character of spenser represents queen mary of scots
Duessa
Duessa