# Arno Dotzky — Lay Down Your Arms character guide

> Arno Dotzky in Lay Down Your Arms by Bertha von Suttner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Arno, Dotzky

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

A young officer who once rode off to war with joy, his early eagerness for glory becomes the measure against which Martha's later grief is weighed.

## Relationships

### [Father Radetzky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/characters/father_radetzky)

_friendship_

Arno Dotzky and Father Radetzky are friends, often discussing moral and personal matters.

### [Father Radetzky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/characters/father_radetzky)

_friendship_

Arno Dotzky and Father Radetzky are friends, often discussing moral and personal matters.

### [Father Radetzky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/characters/father_radetzky)

_friendship_

Arno Dotzky and Father Radetzky are friends, often discussing moral and personal matters.

## In the story

### [Lay Down Your Arms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/chapters/lay-down-your-arms)

Martha's first husband, who dies at the Battle of Solferino.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/chapters/i)

Martha's first husband; a lieutenant who brings news of the ultimatum and chides Martha for her tears.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/chapters/ii)

Martha's first husband; departs for the Sardinian War, trying to comfort and inspire Martha.

### [First Years of Widowhood—Solitude, Study, Enlarged Views—I Return Into Society—Renewed Enjoyment of Life—Thoughts of Second Marriage—I Chaperon My Younger Sisters—I Am Introduced to Baron Tilling—He Brings Me an Account of the Manner of Arno's Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/chapters/iii)

Deceased first husband; his memory and the manner of his death are central to Martha's reflections.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lay_down_your_arms_se/chapters/vii)

Martha's first husband, remembered in contrast to Frederick's departure.

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