# Amoret — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Amoret in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the gentle Amoret, fayrest Amoret

**First appearance:** 0056-canto-viii

## Who they are

Scudamour's beloved, held captive by Busirane's hard enchantments, whose rescue becomes a test of what knightly devotion can and cannot accomplish.

## In the story

### [A Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/a-letter-to-sir-walter-raleigh)

A fair lady kept in grievous torment by the enchanter Busirane; she is rescued by Britomart.

### [Canto VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-vi)

Twin sister of Belphoebe, taken by Venus to the Garden of Adonis to be raised in womanhood.

### [Canto XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-xi)

Scudamour's beloved, who is cruelly imprisoned and tormented by Busirane for refusing to yield to his love.

### [Canto XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-xii)

The gentle lady bound and tormented by Busirane, freed by Britomart's valor.

### [The Legend of Cambel and Triamond, or of Friendship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/book-iv-the-legend-of-cambel-and-triamond-or-of-friendship)

Displayed by Britomart in the beauty contest; later abducted by a savage creature while Britomart sleeps.

### [Canto I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-i)

The rescued lady, fearful of dishonor and misinterpreting Britomart's intentions due to her disguised gender.

### [Canto V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-v)

Displayed by Britomart in the beauty contest; she alone can wear the girdle of Florimell, proving her true chastity.

### [Canto VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-vi)

Mentioned as Scudamour's lost love; Britomart recounts freeing her and her subsequent disappearance.

### [Canto VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-vii)

Abducted by the savage Lust while Britomart sleeps; imprisoned in his cave, she fears for her life and honor.

### [Canto X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-x)

Seen seated in the lap of Womanhood within the Temple of Venus, later led away by Scudamour.

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