Boethius chooses to personify philosophy in his Consolation of Philosophy because it provides him with the opportunity to have a dialogue with someone versus monologuing to himself. In addition, by personifying philosophy, he is able to familiarize philosophy to any common man, and it can become relatable to all audiences. Boethius enjoys this style of writing and is happy to "show off" his skills by writing in this way. His style is creative and unique and he does a superb job using familiar images to portray abstract and complex ideas.
Boethius' personification of philosophy makes the rather abstract idea of philosophy easy to conceive by giving it human qualities. It is easier to relate to Lady Philosophy consoling Boethius rather than the idea of philosophy consoling him because every person has been consoled by another human being before. Therefore, the emotional needs of Boethius being met by her are easy to understand because it is as if he is being consoled by another …show more content…
Boethius was considered quite the intellect of his time. He was a Roman politician, but a philosopher at heart and spoke Latin and Greek. Speaking Greek in Rome was rare and because of this, he decided to set a lifetime goal of translating all of Plato and Aristotle from Greek into Latin. This is a fantastic feat for anyone to take on, but knowing that Boethius had the audacity to pursue it sheds a light on his intelligence. His ability to personify philosophy in his Consolation of Philosophy is not the only example of him showing off his skills. In fact, every subsection of each book contains an example: a piece of prose and a piece of poetry. Boethius is showing off his writing ability in each example of his poetry and prose because he is proving to his audience that he is so good at writing, he can switch between the two
Boethius' personification of philosophy makes the rather abstract idea of philosophy easy to conceive by giving it human qualities. It is easier to relate to Lady Philosophy consoling Boethius rather than the idea of philosophy consoling him because every person has been consoled by another human being before. Therefore, the emotional needs of Boethius being met by her are easy to understand because it is as if he is being consoled by another …show more content…
Boethius was considered quite the intellect of his time. He was a Roman politician, but a philosopher at heart and spoke Latin and Greek. Speaking Greek in Rome was rare and because of this, he decided to set a lifetime goal of translating all of Plato and Aristotle from Greek into Latin. This is a fantastic feat for anyone to take on, but knowing that Boethius had the audacity to pursue it sheds a light on his intelligence. His ability to personify philosophy in his Consolation of Philosophy is not the only example of him showing off his skills. In fact, every subsection of each book contains an example: a piece of prose and a piece of poetry. Boethius is showing off his writing ability in each example of his poetry and prose because he is proving to his audience that he is so good at writing, he can switch between the two