Narrative Authority

• historical drama
• Martin Luther
• parallels to Nuremberg Laws
• law

Settings

• Jewish ghetto
• court at Stuttgart
• Süß Oppenheimer's home
• the streets
• the blacksmith's home

Portrayal of the Jews

• Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
• Levy, his secretary
• Rabbi Löw
• Butcher
• Old Man and Rebecca
• Jews in the synagogue
• Jews as they enter Stuttgart

Characteristics attributed to the Jews

• rootless
• in disguise
• duality
• crossing borders
• wealthy
• sick
• users of black magic/astrology
• liars
• criminal
• physically repellent
• economic, political, sexual threat

Portrayal of the Aryans

• Duke Karl Alexander - weak leader
• von Remchingen
• Sturm
• Dorothea Sturm
• Faber
• Hans Bogner, the Blacksmith, and his family
• young women of Stuttgart
• council members

Characteristics attributed to the Aryans

• rooted in German soil
• power and action based on law

Music