# Frau Schwarzkopf — Buddenbrooks character guide

> Frau Schwarzkopf in Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Schwarzkopf

**First appearance:** 0012-part-ii-i

## Who they are

The wife of Captain Schwarzkopf, who hosts Tony during her stay in Travemünde.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-iii-v)

The pastor's daughter, gentle, spotless, and hospitable. She fusses over Tony's health and the simplicity of the accommodations, urging food upon her guests.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-iii-vi)

The hospitable hostess serves Tony breakfast and subtly observes her son's interaction with their guest.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-iii-xi)

Witnesses the confrontation with dismay, her hopeful 'mother's beautiful dream' for Morten and Tony shattered in an instant.

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