# The Servant — The Sorrows of Young Werther character guide

> The Servant in The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** his servant, my servant, the servant

**First appearance:** 0002-book-i

## Who they are

Werther's loyal servant who attends to him.

## Relationships

### [Charlotte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/charlotte)

_professional_

The servant is employed in Charlotte's household and carries out her requests.

### [Werther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/werther)

_professional_

The servant is the intermediary who lends Werther the pistols used for his suicide.

### [Albert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/albert)

_professional_

The servant is employed in Albert and Charlotte's household.

### [Werther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/werther)

_professional_

The servant is the intermediary who lends Werther the pistols used for his suicide.

### [Charlotte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/charlotte)

_professional_

The servant is employed in Charlotte's household and carries out her requests.

## In the story

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/chapters/book-ii)

Mentioned indirectly as the madman ('Henry'), whose story becomes a central analogy for Werther's own condition.

### [The Editor to the Reader](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/chapters/the-editor-to-the-reader)

Acts as the messenger, first finding Werther distraught after the final meeting, and later delivering Albert's note and retrieving the pistols for Werther.

## Links

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