Nov 21, 2008

The Beaver Coat | The Beaver Coat

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Author: Gerhart Hauptmann
First Published: 1893
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Satire
Time of Work: Nineteenth century
Setting: the outskirts of Berlin
Genres: Naturalistic literature, Satire, Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Crime or criminals, Nature, Nineteenth century, Theft, Germany or German people, Bureaucracy or bureaucrats, Peasantry or peasants, Berlin
Locales: Berlin, Germany

Characters Discussed

Frau Wolff, a washerwoman and the ringleader of a gang of dealers in stolen goods. Protected by her reputation as an honest woman, she sets about stealing from her daughter’s employer, Krüger, a load of wood and a beaver coat for delivery to the fence, Wulkow. By virtue of her own wit, the false testimony of other witnesses, and the incompetence of the justice of the peace, von Wehrhahn, the innocent in the affair are made to appear guilty, and Frau Wolff emerges as the soul of honor.

Julius Wolff, Frau Wolff’s husband, a shipwright and ferry...

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The Beaver Coat | The Beaver Coat

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