The SORROWS of YOUNG WERTHER is the story of a sensitive, artistic YOUNG man who demonstrates the fatal effects of a predilection for absolutes-whether those of love, art, society, or thought.
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Torn by unrequited passion and his perception of the emptiness of life, he commits suicide.
WERTHER leaves but later returns, feeling depressed and hopeless no matter where he lives.
WERTHER falls in love with Charlotte (Lotte), the uncomplicated fianc e of a friend.
The SORROWS of YOUNG WERTHER is the story of a sensitive, artistic YOUNG man who demonstrates the fatal effects of a predilection for absolutes-whether those of love, art, society, or thought