"The Elective Affinities" - People Constellation

Is told this story by an omniscient authorial narrator

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel "The choice of a relative," focuses on the Essential four peopleThe focus is on the changing relationship mesh of all parties Involved. This narrative allows it to see into the minds of the Participants and their motivations for actions and thoughts to understand. How to think and act the main characters? At the beginning of the relationship between the Baron Eduard and his wife described to Charlotte. From social constraints out first, someone marry both of them, however. Now, since both spouses are deceased, you could estate to marry and life to Edward. The love between the two is Mainly characterized by an intimate familiarity. It is stormy or full of passion. This basic constellation, we learn very early to know and it is a fixed gang, the social norms accordingly. Now, however, that Eduard and Charlotte, two other people on the estate. For one, this is Otto, a friend of Edward.

He is a captain, and through no fault in trouble.

Eduard wants to help him and let him live in his house. The other is the penniless niece of Charlotte's, Ottilie. Very soon, Eduard and Charlotte, a great attraction to the guests of the each other feel. Eduard and Ottilie react passionately to this appeal. It comes to Kiss and Edward can't hide his love in front of the other. While Charlotte and the captain declare their love, but Charlotte demanded due to their Ehegelöbnisses the waiver.

Here is the first step to disaster.

You would have been familiar to their feelings, the nature obeys, so it would not come later, to disaster.

After the birth of Charlotte's son, the relationships look a bit different.

We know that you are in love of youth to each other

Ottilie has taken on the boys and takes care of him.

Eduard sees in him a hurdle for the relationship to Ottilie, because he father has now as a family even stronger duties to Charlotte.

However, the high devotion of Edward dispatches of the love to Ottilie in the death of the child.

His rash Act, he told Ottilie of the divorce, convincing them to rise hastily and nervously into the boat, and let the child fall into the water.

So here is the second part that leads to disaster.

This Time, triggered by Eduard.

At the end of Ottilie of the world, and particularly of Eduard isolated. Eduard's sake, loses his life and dies also. Only Charlotte and the captain remain. Whether this can be at the end of happy together and get married, not revealed in the novel. The marriage of the captain is neither accepted nor rejected. How to think, and the main characters act out of Gothes Werk 'elective affinities'? In this Video you will find all the answers. The changing Relationship constellations between Charlotte, Edward, Otto, and Ottilie are presented in this Video and on the Background of the plot explained. An exciting history. A lot of fun to watch.