# Malecasta — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Malecasta in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** faire Malecasta

**First appearance:** 0052-canto-iv

## Who they are

A lustful lady who tries to seduce Britomart.

## In the story

### [Book III: The Legend of Britomartis, or of Chastity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/book-iii-the-legend-of-britomartis-or-of-chastity)

The lustful lady of Castle Joyous who attempts to seduce Britomart, revealing her incontinence.

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

Lady of Castle Joyous; attempts to seduce Britomart and sneaks into her bed.

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