How did Caroline Schelling’s death influence Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling’s writing?

Following the death of his wife, Caroline Schelling, on September 7, 1809, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling was moved to write a philosophical work specifically addressing the concept of immortality.1

While this personal loss prompted his exploration of the afterlife, his broader philosophical shift during this period in Munich was also heavily influenced by the critical reception of his work by G.W.F. Hegel. In response to these challenges, Schelling began to revise his system, moving away from purely idealistic speculations to grapple with the existence of irrationality and the problem of evil in the world, most notably in his 1809 work, Of Human Freedom.1