Book 2 Sir Guyon - Temperance Faerie Queene Edmund Spenser  

1. Book II shifts the point of view to Sir Guyon, who represents the virtue of Temperance. आत्मसंयम
2. Guyon learns both moderation and self-control in the face of anger, sex, greed, and ambition.
3. His major heroic act is destroying the Bower of Bliss controlled by Acrasia, an evil witch who lures men to her bower with sexual appeal but then magically transforms them into beasts.
4. Sir Guyon devotes himself to destroying the witch and her bower.
5. Accompanied by Knight Palmer and Prince Arthur, Guyon encounters many beasts and adventures on the journey to the island.