the world.
             Bitterness about the division of classes relates to the aspect of Wertherís personality most responsible for his isolation: his social critique. Werther condemns every social class, from the "rabble" to the aristocracy. He clearly expresses his reasons for scorning the upper class in his description of some of the guests at Count C.ís weekly social gathering. "Then in came in the most gracious Lad von S., with her spouseÖ and in passing they gave me looks and twitched their nostrils in their usual, oh-so-aristocratic way: and, since I cannot abide this breed, I was about to take my leaveÖ" (81). Werther cannot tolerate superficial pretense of any kind. He also demonstrates this bitterness towards pretence in his diatribe against "ill-humor" and its close connection to vanity. Wertherís belief in passion, speaking from the heart, and complete sentimentality renders him extremely sensitive to the impressions of superiority created by others who must subconsciously nullify their deepest feelings in order to protect themselves.
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