# 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.

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