the big "who was worst" argument certainly doesn't seem to have developed out of passion for FW - I mean, what we hear about its climax isn't Amalie defending him, it's her attacking Mom.
Yeah, I notice it wasn't a "who was best" argument!
Just speculating, I think that it's even more likely that Fritz and Wilhelmine, who hated him, and did look forward to his death, also loved FW
Yes, I realized after turning off the computer last night that I hadn't phrased this the way I meant to: I meant to say "loved without hating." Love/hate was definitely a thing in FW's life. Fritz and Wilhelmine: definitely, but that's not so much because he was lovable as because he was a parental figure.
I was curious what you thought about Charlotte, and yes, that makes sense. Hard to say, but maybe.
I very much doubt any of the Potsdam Giants loved him back.
Not unless one of them had a fetish for dominating short guys, no. :P
the governess Madame de Rouccoulles would be an option
Ooh, yes, I'd forgotten her. She's definitely in the running.
But wasn't she also the one being driven to tears by the golden shoe lace swallowing & the like?
Maybe (I don't remember a name being given), but maybe not. I got the impression she was the head governess for FW and Fritz, and she had underlings to deal with the grunt work. She might have shown up enough to be the source of affection and to make all the decisions, but delegated the "get the kid dressed in the morning" parts, which honestly can be a trial for even the best parent of small children.
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Re: FW: Love of the Loveless
Yeah, I notice it wasn't a "who was best" argument!
Just speculating, I think that it's even more likely that Fritz and Wilhelmine, who hated him, and did look forward to his death, also loved FW
Yes, I realized after turning off the computer last night that I hadn't phrased this the way I meant to: I meant to say "loved without hating." Love/hate was definitely a thing in FW's life. Fritz and Wilhelmine: definitely, but that's not so much because he was lovable as because he was a parental figure.
I was curious what you thought about Charlotte, and yes, that makes sense. Hard to say, but maybe.
I very much doubt any of the Potsdam Giants loved him back.
Not unless one of them had a fetish for dominating short guys, no. :P
the governess Madame de Rouccoulles would be an option
Ooh, yes, I'd forgotten her. She's definitely in the running.
But wasn't she also the one being driven to tears by the golden shoe lace swallowing & the like?
Maybe (I don't remember a name being given), but maybe not. I got the impression she was the head governess for FW and Fritz, and she had underlings to deal with the grunt work. She might have shown up enough to be the source of affection and to make all the decisions, but delegated the "get the kid dressed in the morning" parts, which honestly can be a trial for even the best parent of small children.