I was also very interested in the rhetorical role that the tapestries play, especially in relation this portion of the canto’s narration. Though we’re seeing this scene through Britomart’s perspective as Emily notes, I think that the Spenser strong allusion (he’s not trying to hide his reference) to his source of Leda and the Swan complicates the poem’s ideas about authorship and narration. I wonder if the reference to the rape scene of Leda and the Swan story also shows the forceful power of narration and why this story is invading Spenser’s