Themes

Question 1

Debates concerning the condition of melancholy often stretched beyond…

Answer 1

The world of medicine

Question 2

(Melancholia) In Ancient Greece, a writer (thought to be Aristotle or a follower) noted that AGONY, HARDSHIP and SOLITUDE always seemed to…
- who did he cite?

Answer 2

That AGONY, HARDSHIP and solitude always seemed to plague the lives of the great.
- He sited the SORROWS of HEROES such as Hercules, and figures like Plato
(Note: Hamlet uses hyperbole to compare himself with Hercules, they aren’t that different!)

Question 3

The same writer that was thought to be Aristotle or one his followers questioned and identified why men who have become outstanding in..

Answer 3

He questioned why those why have become outstanding in PHILOSOPHY or POETRY are MELANCHOLIC.

Question 4

MELANCHOLY in Western European History was understood to have a __________ basis

Answer 4

MELANCHOLY in Western European History was understood to have a PSYCHOLOGICAL basis.