Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre

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2 Fourth book: The group leaves the castle and moves on. Wilhelm has become their leader. On their way they are attacked and plundered. Wilhelm is wounded by a shot. A beautiful Amazon (die „schöne Amazone“) and her companions (an „alter Herr“ and a „Wundarzt“) come by but Wilhelm faints and when he wakes up again the beautiful woman is not there anymore. Wilhelm, Mignon, the harpist and Philine have come through the attack and arrive at their emergency accomodation where they can stay. There, they meet the others again. The group is angry because they were attacked and they express their annoyance about Wilhelm being their leader. Only Mignon and the harpist remain with Wilhelm. They move on and Wilhelm constantly thinks of the beautiful Amazon. Then they meet Serlo, a theatre manager and Wilhelm’s friend. Serlo introduces them to his sister Aurelie, who is an actress. Philine spreads gossip about Aurelie having a love affair and being the mother of a three year old boy, Felix. Philine reveals her love to Wilhelm. Fifth book: Wilhelm is successful with his performance of the play ‘Hamlet’. The theatre is burned down. Wilhelm suspects that the harpist is insane and takes him to a priest because he thinks that the harpist started the fire since he wanted to sacrifice Felix. Aurelie tells Wilhelm that she is ill. A doctor visits her and he gives his friends a book, called „Bekenntnisse einer schönen Seele“. Aurelie gives Wilhelm the task of delivering a letter to Lothar. She dies. Sixth book: The content of „Bekenntnisse einer schönen Seele“ is described in the sixth book of Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. One of Lothar’s aunts describes her religious life. Incidentally, the family background becomes obvious: Lothario has a sister who is called Natalie. Seventh book: Wilhelm is on his way to Lothario with Aurelie’s letter. Wilhelm departs from the theatre more and more, the actors do not follow his instructions anymore and his passion for the theatre comes to an end. Wilhelm arrives at Lothario’s castle. Lothario is wounded and his lover Lydie is always near him which does not help his recovery. Therefore, she is send to a distant town and Wilhelm is supposed to be her companion. They travel to Therese. When Wilhelm comes back to Lothario’a castle he is allowed to send for the children Mignon and Felix. He realizes that the old woman, who looked after the children, is Barabara, Mariane’s former nurse. She tells him the truth about Mariane and Felix. Wilhelm gets to know that Felix is his son and that Mariane died after Felix’ birth.
3 Eighth book: Mignon’s secret is revealed: She is the harpist’s daughter. The harpist, who is called Augustin, loved a girl named Sperata when he was young. When Sperata was pregnant, they discovered that they were brother and sister. The couple was seperated and their child, Mignon, was taken away from them. Wilhelm asks for Therese’s hand in marriage who is also Lothario’s beloved. But then Wilhelm meets the Amazon again. It is Natalie, Lothario’s sister. Mignon dies. At the end Lothario and Therese marry and Wilhelm marries Natalie. Characters Wilhelm: main character; loves Mariane, but leaves her; father of Felix Mariane: loves Wilhelm; Felix’ mother Felix: Mariane’s and Wilhelm’s son Mignon: daughter of Sperata and the harpist Augustin; Wilhelm buys her off a rough group of tightrope acrobats; dies in the end Natalie: beautiful Amazon; Lothario’s sister; marries Wilhelm in the end Lothario: marries Therese; Natalie’s brother The harpist (Augustin): Marchese Cipriani’s brother; Mignon’s father Aurelie: Serlo’s sister Barbara: Mariane’s nurse Lydie: Lothario’s lover; Lothario does not want her anymore Marchese Cipriani: Mignon’s uncle Norberg: Mariane’s lover Philine: actress; loves Wilhelm Serlo: theatre manager; Wilhelm’s friend Sperata: the harpist’s sister; Mignon’s mother Therese: marries Lothario in the end The character of Mignon ,,Seine Augen und sein Herz wurden unwiderstehlich von dem geheimnisvollen Zustand dieses Wesens angezogen. Er schätzte sie zwölf bis dreizehn Jahre alt, ihr Körper war gut gebaut, nur dass ihre Glieder einen stärkern Wuchs versprachen oder einen zurückgehaltenen ankündigten. Ihre Bildung war nicht regelmäßig, aber auffallend; ihre Stirne geheimnisvoll, ihre Nase außerordentlich schön, und der Mund [...] noch immer treuherzig und reizend genug“ (Seite 99, Zeile 4-14).
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