the rd Century St George is England s patron saint who once fought a dragon This allusion ties the Red Cross Knight to England s pride and Christian heroism Lady Una Lady Una is the knight s companion in this journey She is beautiful pure and innocent Spenser describes her as So pure an innocent as that same lambe Here Lady Una is the symbol of truth and goodness She stands for true religion The journey of the lady and the knight symbolizes that a good person must be guided by truth or true religion Monster Error The knight fights against a vile monster named Error Monster Error is the symbol of falsehood It stands for the lies of false religion The knight defeats the monster in a fierce battle This fight is a symbolic struggle against the dangers of false religion and sin Archimago Another important symbol is Archimago He is a powerful sorcerer He pretends to be a pious man but he tricks the knight into leaving Lady Una So Archimago is the symbol of hypocrisy and lies He stands for the Roman Catholic priests according to Spenser s view In short the poem is full of symbolism and allusions Every character monster and event has a deep meaning It shows the struggle between truth and falsehood virtue and sin and religion and irreligion These elements make the poem not just a work of imagination but also educational meaningful and entertaining