Characters from The Sorrows of Young Werther

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Werther - This person is the emotional, sensitive main character of the novel.

Lotte - This character is the love interest of the main character of the novel.

Wilhelm - This person is the recipient and respondent of the main character's letters.

Albert - This person is engaged to the person who is the central love interest of the novel.

The Discharged Servant - This person is the novel's exemplar of the terrible consequences of love and jealousy.

The Mother in the Square - This person and his or her children become the...
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