Character Relationship Map: Moral

Characters

• Ninon d'Hauteville (played by Ellen Richter) — protagonist
• Prof. Wasner (played by Ralph Arthur Roberts) — protagonist
• Rentier Beermann (played by Jakob Tiedtke) — supporting
• Kammerherr von Schmettau (played by Ferdinand von Alten) — supporting
• Assessor Ströbel (played by Albert Paulig) — supporting
• Justizrat Hauser (played by Fritz Greiner) — supporting
• Der Erbprinz (played by Harry Halm) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ninon d'Hauteville → Justizrat Hauser (Professional Student-Teacher) — Justizrat Hauser secretly takes piano lessons from Ninon
• Ninon d'Hauteville → Assessor Ströbel (Professional Student-Teacher) — Assessor Ströbel secretly takes piano lessons from Ninon
• Ninon d'Hauteville → Kammerherr von Schmettau (Professional Student-Teacher) — Kammerherr von Schmettau secretly takes piano lessons from Ninon
• Ninon d'Hauteville → Rentier Beermann (Professional Student-Teacher) — Rentier Beermann secretly takes piano lessons from Ninon
• Ninon d'Hauteville → Prof. Wasner (Professional Student-Teacher) — Prof. Wasner secretly takes piano lessons from Ninon
• Ninon d'Hauteville → Der Erbprinz (Professional Teacher-Student) — Ninon becomes the prince's piano teacher

Story Dynamics

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

• Prof. Wasner → Assessor Ströbel (Alliance) — Both members of the Morality Society
• Prof. Wasner → Kammerherr von Schmettau (Alliance) — Both members of the Morality Society
• Prof. Wasner → Rentier Beermann (Alliance) — Both members of the Morality Society

Story Analysis

Hypocrisy and moral judgment in a small town

Plot Progression

1. The Revue's Arrival — A traveling troupe arrives in Emilsburg planning to perform a Berlin revue, but faces immediate opposition from the local Morality Society.
2. Fall from Grace — Ninon d'Hauteville, the revue's star, loses her job when the Morality Society successfully shuts down the performance.
3. A New Beginning — Ninon reinvents herself as a piano teacher for the prince, finding a new position in the town.
4. Hypocrisy Unveiled — The Morality Society, outwardly protesting Ninon, secretly becomes her most devoted students, unaware of her plan to expose them.
5. The Final Reckoning — Ninon uses her hidden camera to record the hypocritical behavior of the Morality Society members, leading to their public exposure.