Character Relationship Map: Der Biberpelz

Characters

• Amtsvorsteher Baron von Wehrhahn (played by Heinrich George) — protagonist

  A district official loyal to the prince, Baron von Wehrhahn works to make his Highness popular. His zeal leads him to suspect harmless citizens of being free-thinkers or revolutionaries, while serious...

• Auguste Wolff (played by Ida Wüst) — protagonist

  An old woman in the district, Auguste Wolff steals whatever is not nailed down. Her thefts make her one of the genuinely troublesome citizens whom Baron von Wehrhahn's attention to supposed free-think...

• Frau Krüger (played by Blandine Ebinger) — supporting

  Frau Krüger is associated with the household dispute over housing and unpaid rent: Krüger insists that a tenant has no right to bring in a new lodger. Krüger later reports that two meters of wood have...

• Fürst August Sigismund (played by Fritz Odemar) — supporting

  Fürst August Sigismund is the sovereign honored at a public celebration. Baron von Wehrhahn declares that he will make the prince popular, but the baron’s confidence is shaken when he learns that he h...

• Schreiber Glasenapp (played by Walter Bluhm) — supporting

  Schreiber Glasenapp assists Baron von Wehrhahn in investigating Dr. Fleischer. The baron distrusts Fleischer because he is a private scholar and chooses particular newspapers, and Glasenapp helps purs...

• Konstrukteur Dr. Fleischer (played by Heinz von Cleve) — minor

  Konstrukteur Dr. Fleischer arrives with his belongings as a newcomer to the household and promises to expose Krüger’s conduct, intensifying the dispute over housing and rent. Baron von Wehrhahn and Sc...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Amtsvorsteher Baron von Wehrhahn → Schreiber Glasenapp (Professional Official And Investigative Clerk) — Glasenapp assists the baron’s scrutiny of Fleischer as part of the official investigation.

  Schreiber Glasenapp helps the baron investigate Dr. Fleischer, whose identity and newspaper choices arouse the administrator’s distrust.

• Amtsvorsteher Baron von Wehrhahn → Fürst August Sigismund (Power Loyal Official And Ruler) — The baron promotes the prince’s standing, but his public breach of decorum exposes the limits of his confidence and authority.

  The character profile describes the baron as loyal to the prince and eager to make him popular. At the public celebration, the baron speaks harshly to...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Konstrukteur Dr. Fleischer → Frau Krüger (Social Tenant And Landlord) — The plot places Fleischer’s arrival amid a dispute over whether a tenant may bring in a lodger, but the precise connection to Frau Krüger is not established clearly enough to assert.

  The opening household dispute concerns a tenant’s right to bring in a new lodger, and the supplied plot identifies Dr. Fleischer as the newcomer arriv...

• Amtsvorsteher Baron von Wehrhahn → Konstrukteur Dr. Fleischer (Conflict Suspicious Investigator And Suspect) — The baron treats Fleischer as politically suspicious, while Fleischer arrives promising to expose Krüger’s conduct.

  The supplied plot says the baron and Glasenapp investigate Dr. Fleischer because his identity as a private scholar and his choice of newspapers arouse...

• Amtsvorsteher Baron von Wehrhahn → Auguste Wolff (Conflict Oblivious Adversaries) — The baron’s official investigations overlook Auguste’s actual thefts, making their opposition dramatic rather than a direct confrontation in the supplied scenes.

  The character profile says Auguste Wolff steals frequently and that Baron von Wehrhahn fails to catch her because he focuses on suspected free-thinker...

Story Analysis

Household disputes and disputed evidence unfold alongside an official's misplaced suspicion and pursuit of order.

Plot Progression

1. A Household Under Strain — A housing and rent dispute leads to an argument over a new lodger. Fleischer arrives and promises to expose Krüger's conduct, while Adelheid remains overworked in the household.
2. The Baron's Public Authority — The baron announces a campaign for discipline and order at a public celebration. After learning that he spoke harshly to the sovereign, he is forced to apologize.
3. Suspicion and Complaint — The baron and Glasenapp scrutinize Fleischer, then turn to a report that wood has been stolen. The investigation proceeds amid household tension and calls for caution.
4. Disputed Fur Evidence — An uncertain account about a fur coat complicates the questioning. A woman reports finding Krüger's fur cap, and the baron orders it preserved for the record.