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In The Faerie Queene, the Redcrosse knight falls into the ancient spring. What archetype is used in this scene?

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Water is used to represent rebirth and healing.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Faerie Queene is an English Epic poem well-written by an English poet called Edmund Spenser, who made the first three books (Books I–III ) available in 1590 and then added two more books (books IV–VI) to it and published the complete work in 1596.

The Redcrosse Knight who was introduced in the first stanza of the poem is known as the hero of book one. He was said to have the emblem of the patron said of England, Saint George. The poem has it that he fell into the ancient spring , and the water that was mentioned there was used to represent rebirth and healing.

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