boethius

Question 1

emporer theodoric

Answer 1

boethius became the “master of offices” for emporer theodoric but was accused of treason and magic and was sent to jail

Question 2

consolation of philosophy

Answer 2

prior to being executed, boethius wrote the consolation of philosophy

• he imagines a dialogue between himself the prioner and a femalepersonification of philosophy (lady phiosophy)
• his shift into bad fortune had boethiu confused, lady philosophy told him he has no reason to grieve because true happiness is not damaged by any disaster

falso goods: wealth and power etc. are just byways and are not the real goal.

• lady philosophy says that mortal and fellting humans cannotendow happiness, however boethius has no reason to complain because true happinnes cannot be damaged by tradgedy
• everything that happens does so as a reult of gods providence