Goethe's Accomplishments

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; a literary figure of the modern era, a rare giant of literacy, a man with such supreme status and yet, just one person, writing, directing, experimenting. He did many such jobs in his life, German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, critic, and amateur artist, but most, he was mentioned by some as the german shakespeare, a great man with only such power and knowledge could be known as such. He achieved such a great accomplishment with this one line: “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” He started his career with an evident position on a literary movement known as “Sturm und Drang.” Goethe and another german poet, named Friedrich Schiller, who was also a poet, philosopher, physician, historian and playwright, both started their careers with this movement. This movement started for the main purpose of overthrowing the
This was one of his most famous works in his life as a playwright, others included “Egmont” and “Iphigenie auf Tauris.” These were only some of the major achievements in his works as a playwright, but these were some of his most famous and talented works of art. This “fame” as some might call it, got him his status of being a very powerful and impacting being during the Enlightenment. His international standing equals those of the German supreme philosophers and composers. Both these supreme powers in Germany both made works from Goethe’s literary works, such as, philosophers have taken from his works and ideas, on the other hand though, composers did often make his works into compositions of music. He was a very impactful and compelling person in the time of the Enlightenment, with many achievements throughout his life, his adulthood and time in the Enlightenment was the biggest and best time of his