# Frieda — The Castle character guide > Frieda in The Castle by Franz Kafka. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Fräulein Frieda, Freida **First appearance:** 0004-iii ## Snapshot A barmaid at the Herrenhof who pours drinks for Castle officials, then throws in her lot with K. and pays for it almost immediately. ## Who they are Frieda is the one person in the village who can move between K. and Klamm's world, serving at the Herrenhof while knowing exactly what Klamm's favor is worth. Her decision to leave her position for K. costs her the landlady's protection and turns her into a woman with nothing but him. She is practical where he is stubborn, and the friction between her need for security and his need for the Castle drives much of the middle of the book. ## Relationships ### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k) _romantic_ Frieda is K.'s lover for a time, but their relationship is tumultuous, marked by jealousy, insecurity, and eventual estrangement. ### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k) _romantic_ Frieda is K.'s lover for a time, but their relationship is tumultuous, marked by jealousy, insecurity, and eventual estrangement. ### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k) _romantic_ Frieda is K.'s lover for a time, but their relationship is tumultuous, marked by jealousy, insecurity, and eventual estrangement. ## In the story ### [The Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/the-castle) A barmaid at the Herrenhof who becomes intimately involved with K. after he sees Klamm through a peephole. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/iii) Frieda reveals she is Klamm's mistress, shows K. the peephole, and agrees to talk with him later; she later leaves with K. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/iv) Emotionally torn between her love for K. and her past with Klamm; weeps and clings to K. but agrees that speaking to Klamm is impossible. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/v) Mentioned by K. as his fiancée and a reason for staying in the village. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/vi) Mentioned by the landlady as having left Klamm, and compared unfavorably in terms of keepsakes and fidelity. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/vii) Arranges the room, fetches the teacher, persuades K. to accept the post, and offers to be the teacher's subordinate to spare K. humiliation. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/viii) Frieda is mentioned as K.'s fiancée and former barmaid; Pepi comments on her reticence and her friendship with the landlady. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/ix) Frieda is mentioned indirectly through the landlady's earlier advice, but she does not appear in this chapter. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xi) Tries to make the schoolhouse habitable despite lack of resources; she is tender with K. but indulgent toward the assistants, causing tension. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xii) Frieda tries to protect K. by claiming responsibility for breaking the shed door, but her confession ultimately undermines K.'s position. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xiii) Frieda is emotionally torn, feeling used by K. and repeating the landlady's accusations that K. only values her as a former sweetheart of Klamm. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xiv) Indoors washing Gisa's cat as a task to secure Gisa's goodwill; K. mentions her difficult housekeeping at the school. ### [Amalia's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/amalia-s-secret) Defended by K. as the source of his current prospects. ### [Amalia's Punishment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/amalia-s-punishment) Mentioned as the one who spread the news of the torn letter, acting out of a sense of duty rather than malice. ### [Olga's Plans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/olga-s-plans) Mentioned as having difficulty with the servants at the Herrenhof; Olga helped her by quietening them. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xvi) Frieda is mentioned as having left K. for Jeremiah; she is waiting for Jeremiah at the Herrenhof, having been granted a few hours' grace before starting work. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xviii) Accuses K. of infidelity and humiliation, leaves him for Jeremiah, and declares she will never return to him. ### [Additional Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/additional-note) K.'s promised wife, who shares his professional duties; her connection to the Castle is emphasized as important for K.'s integration. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/frieda - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters