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Who are the main characters in Friedrich Schiller’s The Robbers?
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Friedrich Schiller, painting by Anton Graff, c. 1785.
The main characters in Friedrich Schiller’s drama The Robbers are:
- Karl: The elder brother who, after being turned against by his sibling, becomes the leader of a band of outlaws living in the forest.1
- Franz: The younger brother who manipulates their father against Karl and later imprisons and mistreats their father.1
- Amalia: Karl’s faithful beloved who remains devoted to him throughout the play.1
- The Father: The patriarch of the family who is manipulated by Franz and dies upon learning of Karl’s life as a brigand.1
The play explores the intense rivalry between the two brothers, both of whom act outside of conventional morality, and serves as a protest against social corruption and injustice.1