In one work by this man, the protagonist drinks from a crystal bowl after seeing a vision of a winged flaming chariot and the sign of the Earth Spirit.
In one work by this man, the protagonist drinks from a crystal bowl after seeing a vision of a winged flaming chariot and the sign of the Earth Spirit. Another of this author's characters is found dead with a copy of Gotthold Lessing's play Emilia Galotti, and earlier reads aloud from Homer and Ossian. He wrote about a character who hangs out under some linden trees before borrowing two pistols from Albert to shoot himself over his unrequited love for Lotte. This author also wrote a play in which Mephisto helps the title character seduce Gretchen. For 10 points, name this author of The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust.
In one work by this man, the protagonist drinks from a crystal bowl after seeing a vision of a winged flaming chariot and the sign of the Earth Spirit.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe