I thought that the opening story with the introduction of all of the emotions was really awesome. I always find the personification of abstract or inanimate things really interesting. This could be an interesting way to depart from the original story entirely and use the emotions as my characters. This reminds me of the movie, Inside Out. It takes place in a brain and the characters are emotions that control the lives of humans everywhere. I think that would be a little far to reach from this original story, but the similarities of their physical appearances as they represent the emotion they are is cool to link!
The story in which Britomart wins the tournament against all of the other knights could potentially be an interesting story line, as well. There is a cloud of mystery around her and she just continuously defeats all of these brave and well-fought knights. The fact that her spear is enchanted must obviously help matters a bit (it's the reason she keeps winning) so maybe there is something there to take from to expand on her story a bit, or modernize it a little bit. There's also this sense of Artegall (her unrequited love) being jealous / angry at his loss of the prize. He seeks to take vengeance on Britomart, which could also transform into another story there.
I think the reaction to seeing Britomart's true form was interesting. Why did the male knights act in such a way? Was it because they were fighting a woman? Or was it her beauty that gave them pause?
I'm happy to see Britomart's happy ending, as I think it was long overdue.
(The Faerie Queen, web source: Wikimedia)
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