Ferdinand von Walter

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fictional nobleman literary character tragic hero

Ferdinand von Walter is the idealistic young nobleman and tragic protagonist of Friedrich Schiller’s bourgeois tragedy "Kabale und Liebe," whose forbidden love and moral conflict drive the play’s central drama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional nobleman ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
appearsIn Kabale und Liebe NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTheme bourgeois tragedy ⓘ
critique of aristocratic corruption ⓘ
honor and jealousy ⓘ
idealism versus intrigue ⓘ
individual versus society ⓘ
causeOfDeath poison ⓘ
characterTrait honorable ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
morally rigid ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
conflictType conflict between love and duty ⓘ
conflict with paternal authority ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ
createdBy Friedrich Schiller NERFINISHED ⓘ
dramaticArc from idealistic lover to desperate avenger ⓘ
dramaticFunction agent of moral conflict ⓘ
representative of idealism ⓘ
tragic protagonist ⓘ
dramaticGenreContext Sturm und Drang NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName von Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1784 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Ferdinand NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFather Präsident von Walter ⓘ
inLoveWith Luise Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
narrativeOutcome dies tragically ⓘ
narrativeRole victim of court intrigue ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
occupation major in the army ⓘ
originalWorkTitle Kabale und Liebe NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithLuise Miller romantic love GENERATED ⓘ
responsibleForDeathOf Luise Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork protagonist ⓘ
settingContext German principality ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ
socialStatusDifferenceWithLuise Miller cross-class relationship ⓘ
symbolizes conflict between personal conscience and social order ⓘ
the destructive power of intrigue ⓘ
workTitleInEnglish Intrigue and Love NERFINISHED ⓘ

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"Kabale und Liebe" → mainCharacter → Ferdinand von Walter ⓘ
subject surface form: Kabale und Liebe
"Kabale und Liebe" → hasLoveStoryBetween → Ferdinand von Walter ⓘ
subject surface form: Kabale und Liebe