The four temperaments have been around since Hippocrates, who theorized that our human behavior is influenced by the quantities of various fluids present in our bodies. The four temperaments are: Sanguine (blood), Choleric (Yellow bile), Melancholic (black bile), and phlegmatic (phlegm).

Clare (a sanguine) and Hannah (a melancholic) plumb the depths of the human psyche in their discussion of the temperaments and their influence on our behavior.

"The Temperament God Gave You" by Art and Laraine Bennett
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Music: "Splanchnics Riff" composed and performed by Clare Walker
"Begone, Itch!" performed by Andrew Kelly

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