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- “The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.”
- “I have so much in me, and the feeling for her absorbs it all; I have so much, and without her it all comes to nothing.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther.
- “I am proud of my heart alone, it is the sole source of everything, all our strength, happiness and misery. All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own”
- “No one is willing to believe that adults too, like children, wander about this earth in a daze and, like children, do not know where they come from or where they are going, act as rarely as they do according to genuine motives, and are as thoroughly governed as they are by biscuits and cake and the rod.”
- Reason Versus Emotion
- Misunderstandings and Tensions Among The Social Classes
- The Power of The Natural World
In his letter dated May 13, Werther admits that in the past his feelings were his downfall. Even in the opening scenes, when Werther’s mood is fairly calm and contented, he is merely drifting along on a tide of mild emotions until a more “violent passion” comes along to take over his life. His meeting with the young peasant man provides the sudden ...
Werther has major blind spots when it comes to the working poor, which becomes clear to him when he describes this meeting with the young mother in a letter dated August 4. Contrary to his initial opinion, her life is not simple or necessarily happy. She goes on to tell Werther that her husband has returned from Switzerland ill and penniless, and W...
In his letter dated June 16, Werther is at the ball with Charlotte and newly in love with her. A terrifying thunderstorm has at last subsided, and they enjoy the night air together as they stand at an open window. The thunder is now far away and the two are experiencing the calm after the storm, but Werther’s electrifying feelings will soon become ...
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Jul 1, 2017 · PREFACE. I have carefully collected whatever I have been able to learn of the story of poor Werther, and here present it to you, knowing that you will thank me for it. To his spirit and character you cannot refuse your admiration and love: to his fate you will not deny your tears.
Sep 3, 2024 · The Sorrows of Young Werther. Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther) (1774) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He who deems it important to keep aloof from the so-called rabble in order to maintain their respect is as culpable as a coward who hides himself from his enemy because he fears defeat.
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