The Faerie Queene

It was a very difficult text. I read it many times, but after the class discussion I could understand a little bit better the main idea of the letter.
The title of this poem represented an imaginary world because it took place in the Faery land where the Queene had her kingdom.
He critiqued the social, political and religious problems but he did it in an intelligent way, he expressed all his discomfort through hidden messages. So, for that reason it was an allegory.
He chose to write about King Arthur because he was a brave knight and a marvelous person who had excellent virtues. He also emphasized in some characters, which represented the church and the moral, for instance.
Spencer was smart because he wrote the letter to Raleigh to explain his intentions and what his poem was about and he also was looking for a protector because he wanted to be safe of all the problems (social, political and religious) that happened in those times.