The Castle · Character
Bertuch
A village man who appears briefly in the story.
minor
First appearance: xi
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In Petitions: Former customer of father, allows him to sit by the Castle fence; has a lame…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Castle officials and villagers
- Protagonist
- Amalia's family and officials
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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