Buddenbrooks · Character
Moritz Hagenström
Hermann Hagenström's son, a successful and ambitious lawyer who becomes a political rival to Thomas.
minor
Also known as Dr. Moritz Hagenström, Dr. Hagenström
First appearance: part iv i
Moritz Hagenström shows up with force in Part IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Public Prosecutor driving the case against Weinschenk.
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In Part IX: The Public Prosecutor driving the case against Weinschenk. He privately praises the defense lawyer's speech even as he secures…
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- Social & Business Contacts
- Protagonist
- The Buddenbrook Family & Close Kin
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Moritz Hagenström in part iv i