I can't really speak to the likelihood of Heinrich believing that AW had an affair with Mina, but the likelihood of him kicking down seems extremely high to me. She was also very likely a PTSD trigger for him, a reminder of the power that Fritz had to ruin his brothers' lives, and of Heinrich's ongoing powerlessness. After AW's death, the intensity of the emotions that kind of reminder aroused would have been multiplied beyond belief. Lashing out at her, the trigger, would have been extremely...I don't want to say "understandable" in the exonerating sense, but comprehensible. Like most of Fritz's actions are comprehensible in context.
Re: Heinrich readthrough! - Mina
I can't really speak to the likelihood of Heinrich believing that AW had an affair with Mina, but the likelihood of him kicking down seems extremely high to me. She was also very likely a PTSD trigger for him, a reminder of the power that Fritz had to ruin his brothers' lives, and of Heinrich's ongoing powerlessness. After AW's death, the intensity of the emotions that kind of reminder aroused would have been multiplied beyond belief. Lashing out at her, the trigger, would have been extremely...I don't want to say "understandable" in the exonerating sense, but comprehensible. Like most of Fritz's actions are comprehensible in context.
OMG, you guys.
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