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* DeathOfTheAuthor: While Goethe made his detest of his overly-Romantic fans that sought to emulate Werther clear, would denounced Romanticism, and tried to distance himself from the book because of those factors, Goethe himself was initially involved with a proto-Romantic movement prior to him denouncing Romanicism. Additionally, he admitted the great impact the writing of the book had on himself and acknowledged that he had some understanding of how Werther could resonate with forlorn young lovers, and hated (the pro-Enlightenment) Nicholai's fan-made alternate ending which clearly indicated he didn't dislike Romanticism so much that he'd freely accept any ol' mockery of it. Needless to say, it's debatable to what just side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment the book is on...
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* DeathOfTheAuthor: While Goethe made his detest of his overly-Romantic fans that sought to emulate Werther clear, would denounced denounce Romanticism, and tried to distance himself from the book because of those factors, Goethe himself was initially involved with a proto-Romantic movement prior to him denouncing Romanicism. Additionally, he admitted the great impact the writing of the book had on himself and acknowledged that he had some understanding of how Werther could resonate with forlorn young lovers, and hated (the pro-Enlightenment) Nicholai's fan-made alternate ending which clearly indicated he didn't dislike Romanticism so much that he'd freely accept any ol' mockery of it. Needless to say, it's debatable to what just side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment the book is on...
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* NightmareFuel: Werther’s emotional intense spiral into despair and suicide can be quite unnerving, especially for readers who have suffered from mental illness.
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* FanworkBan: Goethe disapproved of Friedrich Nicolai's alternate ending such that he wrote a [[RefugeInAudacity very on-the-nose]] poem titled "Nicolai auf Werthers Grabe" ("Nicolai on Werther's grave") wherein a nameless fellow that is obviously supposed to be Nicolai [[DesecratingTheDead literally shits on Werther's grave.]]
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Charlotte was inspired (and obviously, named for) by a woman named Charlotte Buff that Goethe was in love with in his youth who he lost out to another man.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Charlotte was inspired (and obviously, named for) by a woman named Charlotte Buff that Goethe was in love with in his youth who he lost out to another man.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Charlotte was inspired (and obviously, named for) by a woman named Charlotte Buff that Goethe was in love with in his youth who he lost out to another man.man.
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* Fanwork Ban: Goethe disapproved of Friedrich Nicolai's alternate ending such that he wrote a [[RefugeInAudacity very on-the-nose]] poem titled "Nicolai auf Werthers Grabe" ("Nicolai on Werther's grave") wherein a nameless fellow that is obviously supposed to be Nicolai [[DesecratingTheDead literally shits on Werther's grave.]]
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* Fanwork Ban: FanworkBan: Goethe disapproved of Friedrich Nicolai's alternate ending such that he wrote a [[RefugeInAudacity very on-the-nose]] poem titled "Nicolai auf Werthers Grabe" ("Nicolai on Werther's grave") wherein a nameless fellow that is obviously supposed to be Nicolai [[DesecratingTheDead literally shits on Werther's grave.]]
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* DeathOfTheAuthor: While Goethe made his detest of his overly-Romantic fans that sought to emulate Werther clear, would denounced Romanticism, and tried to distance himself from the book because of those factors, Goethe himself was initially involved with a proto-Romantic movement prior to him denouncing Romanicism. Additionally, he admitted the great impact the writing of the book had on himself and acknowledged that he had some understanding of how Werther could resonate with forlorn young lovers, and hated (the pro-Enlightenment) Nicholai's fan-made alternate ending which clearly indicated he didn't dislike Romanticism so much that he'd freely accept any ol' mockery of it. Needless to say, it's debatable to what just side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment the book is on...
* Fanwork Ban: Goethe disapproved of Friedrich Nicolai's alternate ending such that he wrote a [[RefugeInAudacity very on-the-nose]] poem titled "Nicolai auf Werthers Grabe" ("Nicolai on Werther's grave") wherein a nameless fellow that is obviously supposed to be Nicolai [[DesecratingTheDead literally shits on Werther's grave.]]
* Fanwork Ban: Goethe disapproved of Friedrich Nicolai's alternate ending such that he wrote a [[RefugeInAudacity very on-the-nose]] poem titled "Nicolai auf Werthers Grabe" ("Nicolai on Werther's grave") wherein a nameless fellow that is obviously supposed to be Nicolai [[DesecratingTheDead literally shits on Werther's grave.]]
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* SignatureScene: As the page quote shows, what people tend to remember is the striking scene where Werther first meets Lotte as she is in the process of cutting bread and butter for her eight younger siblings. (In real life, Goethe experienced this scene with Charlotte Buff the day after the ball).
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* SignatureScene: As the page quote shows, what people tend to remember is the striking scene where Werther first meets Lotte as she is in the process of cutting bread and butter for her eight younger siblings. (In real life, Goethe experienced this scene with Charlotte Buff the day after the ball).ball).
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Charlotte was inspired (and obviously, named for) by a woman named Charlotte Buff that Goethe was in love with in his youth who he lost out to another man.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Charlotte was inspired (and obviously, named for) by a woman named Charlotte Buff that Goethe was in love with in his youth who he lost out to another man.
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* MisaimedFandom: So many people have looked to Werther as inspiration for their own suicides that this book is frequently used as a case study of copycat suicides.
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* MemeticMutation: The book actually started a fashion for blue coats and yellow breeches. And suicide, of course.
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* MemeticMutation: The book actually started a fashion for blue coats and yellow breeches. And suicide, of course.course.
* SignatureScene: As the page quote shows, what people tend to remember is the striking scene where Werther first meets Lotte as she is in the process of cutting bread and butter for her eight younger siblings. (In real life, Goethe experienced this scene with Charlotte Buff the day after the ball).
* SignatureScene: As the page quote shows, what people tend to remember is the striking scene where Werther first meets Lotte as she is in the process of cutting bread and butter for her eight younger siblings. (In real life, Goethe experienced this scene with Charlotte Buff the day after the ball).
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* MemeticMutation: The book actually started a fashion for yellow waistcoats. And suicide, of course.
** I thought it was a blue frock-coat?
** [[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa73#2261 Blue coat, yellow breeches]].
** I thought it was a blue frock-coat?
** [[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa73#2261 Blue coat, yellow breeches]].
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* MemeticMutation: The book actually started a fashion for blue coats and yellow waistcoats. breeches. And suicide, of course.
** I thought it was a blue frock-coat?
** [[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa73#2261 Blue coat, yellow breeches]].course.
** I thought it was a blue frock-coat?
** [[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa73#2261 Blue coat, yellow breeches]].
