Time (Winter 1773): „Die Frankfurter-Gelehrten-Anzeigen“, was banned. „The Frankfurter- Gelehrten-Anzeigen“, was found by Merck. Writers were Goethe, Herder and Schlosser. The Frankfurter-Gelehrten-Anzeigen was banned because of too much criticism has been written to the nobility.
Location: Drinking in the pub, in which are Merck and Goethe
Merck: My dear friend Goethe, I don’t know whether my life has a meaning. You know that I haven’t finished my studies. And the works e.g. Cato wasn’t successful and my translations haven’t been sold as well.
The struggle against the nobility was a flop and our writings were banned. That was our last hope of the equitability in the world. In what kind of world am I to go on living? I don’t want it any more. I feel empty and burned out.
Goethe: I know that feeling, at the beginning of my career I wasn’t too much successful.
Merck: But you had the support of your women.
Goethe: I don’t have to rely on the support of women. I have something better, I often reaching for alcohol.
Merck: What’s the matter?
Goethe: It will help you better to handle setbacks. Furthermore you are in a situation of fantasy and creativity.
Merck: My friend, I thank you for the advice. I'll try it immediately, so if I can encourage my creativity and whether it helps to success. So my dear Goethe, a rosy future!
Goethe; For a rosy future, which will bring me and you creativity.
Merck & Goethe: CHEERS!
After three hours
Merck: You were right, my friend, now I feel it. I just shoot nothing but good thoughts in my head. I must record it immediately on the paper!
Goethe: Good, then let us work and write together.
Merck and Goethe write;
After a while
Goethe: You are an idiot Merck! Your thoughts are foolish, no wonder you never really had success.
Merck: What are you talking about? I have just a little different opinion about many things as you.
Goethe: With these things I don’t want to be associated! I will leave Darmstadt and get inspiration by peopleon my level. Goodbye.
Goethe retires
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