Plot Summary for Faerie Queene, Book I

Canto 1:
R+ & Una on their way to Eden; R+ kills Error; they meet Archimago and go to his house; Archimago sends dream to R+.

Canto 2:
After believing vision about Una, R+ runs away w/ Dwarf; R+ kills Sans Foy and escorts Duessa; Fradubio warns R+ about Duessa, but he doesn't listen.

Canto 3:
Una goes after R+, Lyon becomes her escort; they stay at Abessa & Corceca's; Lyon kills Kirkrapine; dressed as R+, Archimago escorts Una; Sans Loy challenges him and uncovers him; as Lyon tries to save Una from him, Sans Loy kills him; Sans Loy takes Una.

Canto 4:
Duessa arrives at House of Pride; parade of 7 Deadly Sins; Sans Joy & R+ fight; battle planned for next day.

Canto 5:
When R+ wounds Sans Joy, he disappears in a cloud; R+ is cured; Duessa goes to underworld to get Sans Loy cured; after Dwarf tells R+ abt all the people in the dungeon, R+ plans to leave.

Canto 6:
As Sans Loy tries to rape Una the forest creatures come to her rescue; Satyrane's story; disguised as poor traveler, Archimago tells Una that R+ is dead; while Satyrane & Sans Loy fight, Una leaves.

Canto 7:
Duessa follows & catches up w/ R+; after drinking from water, R+ is even weaker; they arrive at Orgoglio's; Duessa becomes Orgoglio's mistress; Dwarf leaves R+ in Orgoglio's dungeon to find help; Dwarf runs into Una; they run into Arthur, who agrees to help her.

Canto 8:
The 3 arrive at Orgoglio's; Arthur kills Orgoglio; Duessa tries to run away; Una tells Arthur not to kill her but to strip her to her true identity; they find weak R+ in dungeon.

Canto 9:
Arthur tells them his story; on the way to Eden, Una and R+ meet Trevisan who is running away from Despair; R+ tries to confront Despair, and almost gives in, saved only by Una's words.

Canto 10:
Seeing how weak R+ is, Una takes him to House of Caelia where his spirit and faith are nourished back to health; R+ told of his destiny to be St. George.

Canto 11:
Arrival at Eden; R+ wounds the Dragon but is almost burnt to death; later, he's restored by Well of Life; next day, R+ wounds Dragon again and at the end is refreshed by eating from the Tree of Life; on the third day, immediately R+ thrusts his sword through Dragon's open mouth & kills him.

Canto 12:
All of Eden come to congratulate R+ and see the dead Dragon; Father gives R+ Una's hand, but he must still serve Glorianna for 6 more years, then they will marry; Archimago arrives disguised w/ message from Duessa saying that Duessa and R+ were previously engaged; Archimago discovered and jailed; festivities continue and eventually R+ leaves.