# Endnotes explained — Beyond Good and Evil

> Chapter companion for Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

## What happens

A collection of brief explanatory notes and citations for references made in the main text, pointing to sources in Schopenhauer, Schiller, Horace, and Goethe.

## Character check-ins

### Arthur Schopenhauer

His work 'Basis of Morality' is cited, indicating his influence on the preceding philosophical discussion.

### Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

His work 'Faust' is referenced, connecting the text to German literary and philosophical tradition.

## Key lines

> Pages 54–55 of Schopenhauer’s Basis of Morality

Direct citation of a specific source in Schopenhauer's ethical work.

_Grounds a philosophical argument in a prior text._

> An expression from Schiller’s William Tell

Notes the origin of a phrase used in the main text.

_Shows the literary and cultural allusions embedded in the writing._

> Goethe’s Faust, Part II, Act V.

Cites the source of a referenced quote or concept.

_Links the discussion to a pivotal work of German literature and its themes._

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