Poetry · Character

Princess

A royal female figure, possibly from a narrative.

minor

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The fretful and vain Princess who insists on entering the Faery's Court despite warnings.

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In An Extempore: The fretful and vain Princess who insists on entering the Faery's Court despite warnings. Later, in Canto the XII: The fretful Princess who leads the party to the Faery's Court, threatens her servants,…

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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An Extempore
The fretful and vain Princess who insists on entering the Faery's Court despite warnings.
Canto the XII
The fretful Princess who leads the party to the Faery's Court, threatens her servants, and ultimately enters the court despite warnings.
V
The sweet princess is carried through heaven on a plumaged lair, her hair lustrous in the wind.
VII
The princess speaks, asserting her will to be free from an unwanted match.
LXVI
The fair Princess is carried upon wings in the procession, pleased by the splendor around her.
LXXII
Sulky and irritable, demands an extra shawl and bites her nurse.
LXXIII
The princess dines with the speaker, initially finding the moth broth dainty but then enjoying it; she frowns at a pun.
LXXV
The Princess is present and her hoop is singed by the falling star; she claps her hands and cries out 'Whoop!'
LXXVI
The Princess is very scared by the griffin's appearance and the fire.
LXXIX
Plays chess with the speaker, falls asleep, and dreams of Master Hubert.
LXXXVII
The Princess who faints after the poet recites a Prothalamion in her face.

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