Sir Calepine is the knight of the lady Serena. When Serena is wounded by the Blatant Beast and Calepine tries to carry her across a river, Sir Turpine just watches them and laughs. He continues to have conflict with Sir Turpine until at last Arthur defeats the rude Turpine and takes away his knightly equipment.
Sir Calepine Quotes in The Faerie Queene
The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Sir Calepine or refer to Sir Calepine. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book VI: Canto VII
Quotes
And after all, for greater infamie,
He by the heeles him hung upon a tree,
And baffuld so, that all which passed by,
The picture of his punishment might see,
And by the like ensample warned bee
Related Characters:
Arthur , The Blatant Beast, Sir Turpine, Sir Calepine, Serena
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Sir Calepine Quotes in The Faerie Queene
The The Faerie Queene quotes below are all either spoken by Sir Calepine or refer to Sir Calepine. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book VI: Canto VII
Quotes
And after all, for greater infamie,
He by the heeles him hung upon a tree,
And baffuld so, that all which passed by,
The picture of his punishment might see,
And by the like ensample warned bee
Related Characters:
Arthur , The Blatant Beast, Sir Turpine, Sir Calepine, Serena
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
