# Pastorella — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Pastorella in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Fayre Pastorell, faire Pastorella, the fayrest Pastorell

**First appearance:** 0093-canto-vi

## Who they are

A shepherdess whose beauty and bounty captivate Sir Calidore, raising the question of whether true worth needs noble birth to shine.

## Relationships

### [Sir Calidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/sir_calidore)

_romantic_

Sir Calidore falls in love with the shepherdess Pastorella, and their relationship is marked by courtship and pastoral romance.

### [Sir Calidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/sir_calidore)

_romantic_

Sir Calidore falls in love with the shepherdess Pastorella, and their relationship is marked by courtship and pastoral romance.

### [Sir Calidore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/sir_calidore)

_romantic_

Sir Calidore falls in love with the shepherdess Pastorella, and their relationship is marked by courtship and pastoral romance.

## In the story

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

The fair shepherdess who is the object of Calidore's desire; she remains unmoved by his courtly gestures and prefers the simple shepherd Colin's songs.

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

The fair shepherdess whom Calidore loves; she is the central maiden in the vision of the Graces, described as a 'countrey lasse' worthy to be a fourth Grace.

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

Held captive by thieves, feigns illness to resist the captain's advances, and is ultimately rescued by Calidore.

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

Revealed as the long-lost daughter of Sir Bellamoure and Claribell.

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