Reading Questions for Consolation Book I
If you’re the sort who likes to have specific things to look for while reading, here are some reading questions for Book I of the Consolation of Philosophy:
(1) Who are the characters of this dialogue?
(2) This dialogue has an unusual format. What is it? Why might someone choose to use this format?
(3) What is the narrator doing at the beginning of the dialogue?
(4) What is the disease with which Lady Philosophy diagnoses Boethius?
(5) What does Lady Philosophy mean by "the victory of an unjust death" in Book I, Prose 3?
(6) What is Boethius’ complaint in Book I, Prose 4? What is it in Book I, Meter 5?
(7) What procedure for treatment does Lady Philosophy suggest in Book I, Prose 6?
(8) Judging by Book I, what do you think the general argument of the Consolation will be?
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