sharpen my dull tong Spenser also pays tribute to Venus the goddess of love and her son Cupid as his poem also deals with love and chivalry Lastly he praises Queen Elizabeth for her role in national life Heroic Adventure The Faerie Queene Book I has many epic qualities including a heroic figure and grand adventure The Red Cross Knight is the brave hero of Book I He is full of courage and strength He wears a red cross on his chest which is a reminder of his dear lord Jesus Christ But on his brest a bloudie Crosse he bore The knight is traveling with the heroine Lady Una His mission is to defeat a terrible dragon that has been ravaging the kingdom of Una s parents This is the knight s heroic adventure to fight against evil and save people This heroic quest is an important feature of the epic Knighly Love and Lady Spenser blends the knight s heroic adventure with medieval romance In this type of romance we find knightly love a knight fights for honour and courts his lady The bond between the Red Cross Knight and Lady Una is central to this book Spenser writes A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside Lady Una is very beautiful pure and innocent Her love for the knight is true and pure Even when he leaves her because of a trick Una still loves and forgives him Their relationship is sweet and emotional like a romantic tale Ultimately the knight defeats the dragon and marries Lady Una Thus Spenser s blend of epic and romantic qualities makes it a romantic epic Supernatural Forces The presence of supernatural forces is both epic and romantic In an epic the hero fights against supernatural forces and shows his courage and strength Book I is full of supernatural forces like Monster Error Archimago Duessa Orgoglio and the fire-breathing dragon Monster Error is a vile creature that looks like half-woman and half-serpent A monster vile whom God and man does hate The supernatural monsters make this poem an amazing romantic epic Nature and Imaginary Places In romantic stories the setting is often imaginary and beautiful This poem is full of imaginary places like dark forests shining castles talking trees and peaceful valleys Moreover Spenser portrays nature beautifully throughout the journey of the knight and the lady These romantic elements are blended perfectly with the knight s epic quest Allegorical Significance and Grand Style Both epic and romantic poems bear deeper significance The Faerie Queene is an allegorical poem with deeper meanings In Book Red Cross Knight stands for a Christian hero He is the symbol of holiness Una stands for truth and true religion The dragon is a symbol of sin or Satan The poem suggests a Christian hero Knight must be guided by truth or true religion Una to achieve holiness Moreover Spenser writes this poem in a grand and serious style and in Spenserian Stanza His words are formal and poetic perfect for a romantic epic In conclusion The Faerie Queene Book is a perfect blend of epic and romantic qualities Spenser mixes the heroic adventure and grand style of an epic with knightly love and feelings This blend makes the poem a romantic epic that shows us courage strength battles evils and love nbsp