Lay Down Your Arms · Character
Count Althaus
An elderly general and patriarch of the Althaus family.
minor
Also known as General Althaus, née Althaus, the Count Althaus, Althaus, General Count Althaus, Count
First appearance: ii
Count Althaus shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Martha's father, a general who fought under Radetzky and eagerly anticipates the war.
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In I: Martha's father, a general who fought under Radetzky and eagerly anticipates the war. Later, in Chapter VI: Martha's father, who toasts to a glorious campaign and expresses disappointment that Frederick's…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Domestic and Military Circle
- Protagonist
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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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