In The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Lotte was considered responsible for Werther's fate. Lotte's behavior towards Werther fuels her romantic obsession with her in many ways. Lotte continually shows inappropriate affections towards Werther throughout the novel. Examples that show her affection for him are the waltz dance, the gift of the pink ribbon, and the bird's beak kiss incident. Lotte makes Werther believe that she loves him by touching his hands, looking at him, calling him "dear", she also attracts him by asking him to come visit her daily. Readers can also see Lotte's inappropriate affections towards him when she does not respond to Albert's request to stop seeing Werther; affections which are manifested even more clearly when she responds to Werther's kisses. These actions, coming from an engaged woman, were all considered extremely indecent at the time and Lotte should not display them as she does because they encouraged Werther to make her the object of his obsession. behavior with Werther occurs from the first night of their acquaintance. Not only does Lotte make Werther feel immediately familiar with her when his siblings call him "cousin" (38), but once at the ball, she dances the waltz with him. "The Waltz received much criticism, because it 'led to the most licentious consequences'" (Powers). At that time, the Waltz was a very controversial dance, because it is a dance that requires the partners to dance very close from each other. "After centuries of dancing at a distance from one's partner, much of genteel society was not ready to accept the closed embrace of the waltz" (Po...... middle of paper ......responded to him and agreed to obey The fact that she chose not to respond and not retort shows that she cares Regardless, her demonstration. of innocent attraction and attention towards Werther should never have been present because of Albert evidence that she knowingly fuels Werther's obsession When she is alone and Lotte responds to Werther's kiss, c. This is the final step in proving to Werther that she loves him as much as he loves her. Ultimately, all of Lotte's intentional representations of affection towards Werther. fueled his obsession and led him to his destiny. Works Cited Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von. The sorrows of young Werther. London, England: Penguin, 1989. Print. Powers, Richard. “Social Dances of the 19th Century.” Social Dance at Stanford. Stanford University. Internet. April 26. 2011. .