(The joust between the Lord of the Tournament and the Knight of the Red Rose (dated 1840) by Hodgson, taken from Wikimedia Commons)
Personifications of emotions conjured by some magical force. A vivid idea, and a part of me can't help but wonder if they reflect the person who steps into the room, in this case: Britomart.
No explanation is given for them. Disappointing. Perhaps this is something to write about?
The Kingdom of Evil is an underground settlement, seemingly war-torn from ages long past and containing a great source of history within its walls. What happened to this kingdom?
A demon that could speak nothing but lies? I could write a story around that.
Mistaken identities are indeed a running element in these stories. Friendships being formed in the backdrop of opposing forces or viewpoints comes to mind when I see this.
Especially apparent between the climactic duel between Artegall, disguised as the Savage Knight, and the disguised Britomart.
Brainstorm! You know what mistaken identities reminds me of? The disparity in MMORPGs between a player's character and the player itself, leading to a slew of strange developments in real life, growing even stranger should that knowledge be made public...
What if the circumstances or world of Britomart's journey were an MMORPG?
All of a sudden that modernization idea sounds all the more tempting!
This entire journey was set off by destiny, because Merlin's mirror had foretold that Britomart would be brought to happiness by Artegall. As a cynically humorous food for thought, real life doesn't exactly have to play by destiny, nor does destiny have to take no for an answer.
The House of Care is an interesting chapter; we're introduced to the house of a blacksmith and his six assistants intensely focused on their work. Each assistant is more towering than the last, their hammers scaling up in size as well. No explanation is given for them, and they don't play much of a role, so I can't help but wonder what their stories are.
Bibliography
Mythology & Folklore Faerie Queen - Britomart Unit, stories taken from Stories from the Faerie Queene by Mary Macleod
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