The Sorrows of Young Werther Letters July 30- September 10

Lotte's fiance predictably shows up, as fiances have a tendency of doing. He's a likable bloke named Albert who Werther admits isn't a bad guy and who seems to like him. Werther can't stand to see them together, but can't really find anything bad to say about Albert, who he really finds himself liking. Werther considers leaving but finally decides he'd rather be a permanent third wheel and spends almost every evening hanging out with the couple.Werther borrows Albert's hunting pistols and HAHA! pretends to shoot himself in the head. Albert is understandably horrified and they have a discussion about the acceptability of suicide. Werther finds himself more and more miserable having to watch the happy couple together (akin to Facebook stalking a crush and their partner). Wilhelm urges him again to get a job. Lotte and Albert participate in some serious enabling behavior by presenting Werther with a ribbon from Lotte and a book that Werther wanted for his birthday. He is finally convinced he needs to accept the job that Wilhelm got him. Werther doesn't tell Lotte he is going away, but it doesn't matter because he collapses after their last meeting like a drama queen on realizing he won't be near his beloved any longer.

The Sorrows of Young Werther Letters June 16- July 26

Werther is in love! So in love he can't even be bothered to sit and finish a letter before running off to see Lotte, daughter of the before mentioned bailiff. She is taking the place of her deceased mother and Werther first sees her tending a brood of siblings with chunks of bread. They share a similar taste in literature and can dance well together so behold! she must be the girl for him. Unfortunately Lotte is already engaged, something Werther seems to brush aside in his passion for her. They end up hanging out a lot and Werther is convinced she must feel something for him, though there isn't much to suggest she feels anything for him to ever pull him out of friendzone. His friend Wilhelm isn't so keen on the idea of Werther being smitten with someone else's lady friend and tries to talk Werther into settling into a good job and maybe not being so moony over Lotte but Werther ignores him. HOW CAN HE THINK ABOUT A NORMAL JOB WHEN SOMEONE PERFECT AND ANGEL LIKE LIKE LOTTE IS AROUND?

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The book that caused countless young romantics across Europe to kill themselves when they couldn't get their way. The story of lovelorn Werther, a delicate artist who falls passionately in love with Lotte, a woman engaged to another and who may just not be as into Werther as he'd wish. What is there for a young man to do but bewail his fate before offing himself?

Letters from May 4-May 30

Ah yes, Werther has gone out to the country, something he's even more delighted about since he has ditched a bothersome young woman who seemed smitten with him. You know what they say about karma, Werther... He writes his friend Wilhelm of how enchanting he finds the country folk and begs him not to send his books. Werther's had enough intellectual pursuits. Now is time to relax and do his art, something he doesn't seem to do too much of actually. He meets the bailiff and hears that his daughter is highly praised. He throws a bit of emo foreshadowing in, commenting how those who are really happy are those who are ignorant to the injustice of the world. He meets more charming rustic folk and a young man who is in love with his widowed land lady, something Werther finds poetic and whatnot.