... in the scheme of things. Renaissance culture set high value on the obtainment of knowledge and Renaissance Humanism assumed that human beings had the capability to use knowledge wisely. Although scholarship thrived, the literature of the period exposed the flaws of human nature and frailty that may accompany the acquisition of knowledge. The play 'The Tragical History of Doctor ... the ˜quadrivium,' of which established new networks of knowledge, comprised four areas of study that were deemed most beneficial as part of a renaissance education. There is direct reference to the quadriviu...

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