Sorrows of young werther

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THE SORROW OF YOUNG WERTHER

Presented by:Maria Afzal

The sorrows of young wErther

AnalysisElizabeth Mayer and Louise Bogan's otherwise very good translation of Werther leaves out this opening note, to the detriment of the work. The note is important because it serves as a framework for the novel. First of all, it spoils the "stun" of the ending. This is important to a full reading of the novel, however, as the reader should have no illusions that Werther's tale might end happily. Second, the epigraph exhort those who might follow Werther's example to take comfort in their pain by reading about Werther's. Goethe presents his book as a friend and companion. Of course, historically, Werther probably incited more suicides than it prevented, but Goethe included the note specifically to warn readers against this possibility. It is important to keep in mind while reading Werther that Goethe wants us to know that the story is edited and organized from a perspective other than Werther's.


Analysis of book one “Misunderstandings and neglect

occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness.”


Analysis May 4: The sorrow of young werther is beings with werther in a

cheerful mood, having escaped a young women named Leonora, whom he implies wad madly in love with him. Werther is treated to a quite country setting in Germany with the intension of spending his time in drawing. He has left behind his best friend wilhelm, and his mother. Werther and his mother don’t seems to get along particularly well- a fact that can assume because he never addressed her directly, instead speaking to her through wilhelm. He notes, however that he has taken car e of some family business stemming from a disagreement between his mother and aunt.


Analysis May 10: He felt so alone and wonderful at the same time seeing a

beautiful scenery which was so quite. For a werther nature itself a kind of painting because as a human we play an important role interpreting the world through our eyes ears nose etc.

May 12: He believed that this scene can hurt two faced people but for him its seemed like paradise and it calmed him. In front of the house the fountain which was band by his sister and Mclusion. Few steps away the water of clearest crystal from the marble rock. The tall tree cooler of the place added more charm to the place . It was so good to see young girls fetching water and old ancestors talking with each other and reviving old memories.


Analysis May 13: he actually responded to his friend’s question talking about his

books. He said he doesn’t want them as these books took him to fairyland. He doesn't need story rather to needs acclaiming lullaby. He further said he was heart broken and treated his heart as a sick child and satisfying his self in every possible way.

May 15: He said the people of the place knew me and love me especially children. When at first he felled to children, some of them mocked him but he don’t let it effect him. He referred that person who avoid people in the fear of losing respect is actually covered himself from his enemy. The other day he helped servant girl who was looking around for her companion to help her in setting the pitcher on her head.


Analysis May 17: He made all sort of contact but not found any society. When

he allow himself he enjoy conversation of people. He speaks of female friend of his youth who passed away. He weep for the fun he shared, the exchange of their witty remarks. Never he can forget her firm mind or her heavily patience.

After few day, he met a frank who just left the university. He had a large store of knowledge. When he heard that I was drawing a good deal he actually care to show his whole store of learning. The man had nine children. His elder daughter is mentioned by many of town’s peoples. He lived at loyal hunting hedges which was half & one hour away from walking. He lived there after his wife death. He invited werther at this place which he accepted.


Analysis May 22: Wilhelm is the person to werther wrote all these letters. He

said that the life of the man is a dream. He examined and found that there is a world, but a world is rather of imagination and desires, than of distinctness and living power. He added that all doctors and professors agreed that children do not understand the cause of them desires, in the same way grown up should be treated like the small ones. He knew that his friend will said that children are happiest, carefree. they are actually happy creatures. He further alludes to suicide saying

“Leave this prison whenever he likes”


Analysis May 26: He actually has old ways of setting anywhere. As a result he

easily settled in this new place. He have the whole view of valley from there. It was so peaceful that he often read there. There was a lady too who lived there and earn a small inn. One afternoon, he saw a 4 year boy holding 6 month old baby in his hand. It was so adorable that he sketched it.


Analysis May 27: He was sitting on plough for two hours and then there he saw

a young women who had a basket in her arms. She was running toward her children. Werther approached her and asked if she was a mother of them. She nodded. After talking I got to know that she was a daughter of school master and her husband was in Switzerland. She prayed that his husband was ok since she was not heard him since his departure. After that, she left but he visited her quite often, the children become quite familiar to him and talked with him which made him happy.


Analysis May 30: There was a pantry outside house to drink coffee under the

lined trees. He was not pleased with the company. There he saw a peasant whose appearance pleased him. He talked to him and he told a tragic story, the boy was in love with widow he woks for and that widow was treated so badly with her ex husband that she decided not he marry again. The guy was so heart broken and the love was written all over his face when he was describing her.


Analysis June 16: werther was not been able to write a letter. He wanted to

write a letter but he cannot even sit long enough to write down a letter, he intrepid his letter to pay his beloved visit. He doesn’t know how to describe her. She is perfection for him. He cannot stay away from her and while a supper he decided to write a letter to his friend. He mentioned that few day days back he told about the distinct judge who invited him and he neglected going. He would have never gone if chance had not discovered. He was in a hall(where people dance and enjoy) in the country and it was the place where he met charlotte. Her first expression was she as a mother , tending to her children . There was six children from age 11 to two years

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Analysis June 16: running around the hall and a lady of a middle height was

holding a loaf in her hand and was cutting a slice for little ones all around. Her cheerfulness, grace and charm strike him immediately, perhaps he already know she was engaged. She apologized for being late and advice his young sister to take care of little ones. Charlotte and her aunt greeted each other and settled down. As they drove to the dance, they discussed literature and discovered that they both enjoy same book. While dancing he discovered that they were perfectly danced with each other as well. Charlotte was reserved for second dance but she promised she dance with him third.

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The sorrows of young werther

Analysis June 16: They danced again, they passed through a women who

waved charlotte in a threatening tone with a word “ALBERT”. Werther asked her abut Albert, he surprised to know that Albert is her fiancé. His heart was torn into pieces after hearing this. They played counting but weather's mind was all dumb.


Analysis June 19: werther not even remember when he went home. He only

knew it was 2 in the morning when he went to bed. He further told his friend that when he was returning to home the rain fell drop by drop from the trees. Charlotte asked if he doesn’t want to sleep, he replied,

“As long as I see these eyes open , there is no fear of falling asleep”


Analysis June 21: He said wilhelm that he was so happy these days. Its never

like that he never fasted joy but it was something different. He felt like he was complete. Everything makes him happy and he doesn’t know how to express his feelings.


Analysis June 29: Werther begin to visits charlotte frequently. He moved to

wehlheim as to be near to them. Werther played with her young siblings as though as they are his own. He told his friend that he loved the company of young ones.


Analysis August 8: he told wilhelm that he rarely speak about those who give

him advice about to accept that it was going to happen. Also he has one objection that a person ha to select b/w two alternatives. Through there are many opinions but every opinion has its own features. Werther knows that it friend will say him to agree this agreement and to cut this unrealistic dilemma. He knows that his friend will encourage him to be a man and shake off a miserable person but according to him he say that there will be a moment when he will rise up and fly away from this place. He know he acting like child but still he haven't thought of acting with great sense.


Analysis August 10: he says if he wont fool then he lived most happiest and

delightful life . He feel it too sensibly that his heart alone makes happiness. He imagines of being into this charming family, to be loved by father of son, by the children as a father and by charlotte. Albert who will never disturbed his happiness and than thought of this bring tears in his eyes. Albert tells him about charlotte, her real mother. He walk by his side and pluck the flowers and throw them into stream and watch them float away. Werther told that Albert had received a govt. appointment with a very good salary.


Analysis of book 2“Weary of liberty, he suffered himself to

be saddled and bridled, and was ridden to death for his pains.”


The beginning of Book Two is diversified into different paths; it’s almost a mirror image of Book One. Book One start in a rural area where Werther is like to the people he socializes

with.


AnalysisWerther takes the job at court to break out the irresolvable emotional

triangle he has found himself in with Lotte and Albert. Werther letters has created a different situation which shows a noble effort at moving on. He writes one letter to Lotte, while holed up in a rustic inn during a winter storm, and another letter to Albert after hearing of their marriage. He writes to Lotte that a reminder of her was his

first happy moment in a long time. He finds a great pact of success at the Court, winning the favor of the

influential Count C, as well as the quieter admiration of the Court Minister. No matter how loudly Werther commits himself to "hard work," it seems that he cannot bear situation in which his intelligence and heart must take a backseat. Werther is not one to cooperation, and the world of law is built on cooperation, and which we can also view in the irregularity of his letters during his time under the Minister. Werther has embedded with obsession and thus the memories of his obsession his letters have suffered too.


AnalysisSeptember 12:

Lotte and Werther experience a strange courtship ritual when Lotte passes Werther a bird that has just pecked at her lips. Lotte and Werther's growing relationship: their connection, from the beginning, has been based on a romantic affinity with Nature, it is the only medium through which Lotte and Werther are allowed to share their love. The bird, as a representative of nature, symbolizes this connection.


Analysis Sep5: Charlotte had written a letter to her husband in this she said to him that please come back as soon as possible. Sep6: He bought a new blue coat along with waist coat and pantaloons that precisely similar that he wore first time when he danced with Charlotte. But it doesn’t produce same effect upon him. Sep12: She has been absent for some days . He express his love to her and she knows how much he love to her. Sep15: He reminds his old memories with the tree. which was being cut due to disturbance


Analysis Oct10: The look of her eyes is a source of happiness to me. But I m sad because my friend Albert is not looking happy as he.

Oct12: She reminds the time which she spend with him when everything was like a dream but now everything is full of sorrows and pains.

Oct19: He is feeling failed and has a fearful thoughts in his mind.

Oct26: A friend of Charlotte’s called to see her just now they are talking about the news of the town. And my imagination where I see them struggling against death with all the agonies of pains and horror.

Oct27: I’m thinking that why no one communicate with me with love, joy and delight. May be I cannot make them happy.


AnalysisOct27: (evening) I wanted to hide my emotions but I’m nothing without her.

Oct30: Many times I express my feelings to her and so much loveliness was passing between us. But now nothing.

Nov3: Every night I go to sleep I hope that I may never get up again but today’s morning when I open my eyes I feel it to sadly. But I know that I’m alone the cause of my own. And now I lost the charm of life no sentiments nothing..

Nov8: I have lately been in the habit of drinking more wine . Which Charlotte don’t like and said to me, “don’t do it”. Nov15: Thank you Wilhelm for your sympathy and for your excellent advise but leave me with my suffering, I have still strength enough for endurance.


AnalysisNov21: Yesterday, when I took leave she stops me and said dear Werther but I can’t believe that she called me dear. I repeated this word “dear Werther” hundred times and before sleeping I said to me “good night dear Werther” and laugh at my self.

Nov22: I said, I can’t pray please give her to me. In this way I make myself happy.

Nov24 :This morning she was alone and silent. I thought why was I afraid to lob myself at her feet? She had play piano for relief and look extremely beautiful.

Nov26: Oftentimes before I feel stressed but after reading an ancient post. I seem to understand my own heart.

Nov30: About dinner time, I went to walk by the river side. Everything around seemed gloomy. Where I saw a man who said my father planted a flower but I can’t find them.


Analysis Dec1: Wilhelm , the man whom I wrote to you that was Charlotte’s father . He was unhappy for her . This made him mad.

Dec4: Today I was sitting with Charlotte . She was playing her piano . A delight full melody but my eyes filled with tears . Her melody which was my favorite recalls my sorrows.

Dec6: He haunts me every where , walking or sleeping. She fills my entire souls. I don’t know how to describe it.

Dec12: Dear Wilhelm , I’m reduced to the condition of those unfortunate wretches who believe they are persuade by an evil spirits. I didn’t face that situation so I turned my eyes to my favorite spot. Dec15: Dear Wilhelm , I don’t know how to express my love to her . Her company her destiny her understanding for me have power still to take out tears from my eyes .


Analysis Dec15: willpower to quit this world had now taken fixed belongings of werther’s soul. While charlotte return this thought had been final object of all his hopes and wishes.

Dec20: it was difficult to explain the emotions of charlotte, the same day werther mentioned letter to his friend. Then he came to charlotte’s home where she was alone. She was distributing little gift to her sisters and brothers.Albert started asking question to his wife for some household matters. So werther return to his home and wrote letter to charlotte before his death where he claimed that its all over.After her last conversation with Werther, she found how painful to herself it would be to refuse his visits, and knew how harshly he would suffer from their partition. He put down some books and made question about it.


AnalysisUntil he was hoping that her friends might arrive in short time.Charlotte once was sitting alone and analyzed herself and took her mind in control she truly loved her husband and to whom she was forever united. And to whom she believes a special gift from heaven for her. While on other hand Werther also became dear for her.There was special kind of relations between them after their very first meeting. She used to communicate every though and feeling to them which interested them.She could not decide on anything to which she could give a consent. While she heard werther coming she recognized the voice. He put down some books he had bought with him and made exploration about some others.


Analysiswhile she hoped that her friend would arrive. She felt so anxious that her servant should remain somewhere else but she distorted her mind then.He also acquired to werther that didn’t he bring anything to read for her. He actually had nothing. After sometime he sat down and with eyes full of tear read the paragraph.After it charlotte started crying and it actually gave her break, according to them their own fate was pictured in misfortunes of occasion's heroes. They felt it together.She improved herself then and begged werther to leave her. He further started reading in a voice broken by sobs.


AnalysisThe left and was lost to her. And someone she could not bring back to her. She exclaimed that you are not going to see me anymore. Then werther ran out of the door of the town and the guard let him go and did not say anything to him and let him leave the town.She was thinking that how could she loom her husband and confess a scene her husband that how could she conceal. she was scared that her husband would not like the visit of Werther and it would trouble him.


AnalysisThe servant of werther gave a letter to Albert and give pistols to albert. She was at one moment going to her husband and threw herself on his feet and said that she might acknowledged her faults but then she thought that it would be useless.Servant then return and give letter to werther and he started reading that.While servant woke her up and told them about werther , charlotte felt senseless on Albert feet.While the surgeon came to his unfortunate. Werther was lying on the floor his continue was so serious but still he managed to take breathe.Everyone immediately arrived there to see werther. They eldest boy who was his favorite hung over him until he expired. The steward and his sons followed the corpse to the grave, while Albert was unable to be there. No priest attended and the body was carried out by laborers.


“Is this the destiny of man? Is he only happy before he has

acquired his reason or after he has lost it?”

-Jhonn Wolfgang von Geoth, the sorrow of young werther

“Nothing is more dangerous than solitude.”


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