Archimago

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Archimago is a deceitful sorcerer and master of illusion who serves as a primary antagonist symbolizing hypocrisy and falsehood in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*.

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Archimago canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
literary character
sorcerer
alignment evil
alliesWith Duessa
antagonizes Redcrosse Knight
Una
appearsIn The Faerie Queene
appearsInBook The Faerie Queene, Book I
linked to: The Faerie Queene
associatedWithTheme deception
error in judgment
illusion
centuryOfCreation 16th century
characterType allegorical figure
villain
countryOfOriginOfWork England
createdBy Edmund Spenser
deceives Redcrosse Knight
Una
enemyOf Redcrosse Knight
Una
firstAppearance The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto I
linked to: The Faerie Queene
gender male
goal to lead Redcrosse Knight into error
to separate Redcrosse Knight from Una
languageOfWork Early Modern English
literaryFunction to embody false religion
to test the holiness of Redcrosse Knight
notableAbility conjuring false visions
disguise
illusion magic
manipulation
shape-shifting through enchantment
occupation magician
sorcerer
religiousAllegory false Catholic clergy (as interpreted by some critics)
role primary antagonist
symbolizes deceit
falsehood
fraudulent holiness
hypocrisy
religious hypocrisy
uses charms
dream-visions
false apparitions
spells
worksWith Duessa

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duessa alliedWith Archimago
Book I (The Faerie Queene) featuresCharacter Archimago
subject linked to: Book I