A Fratricide A Fratricide "A Fratricide" (German: Ein Brudermord) is a short story by Franz Kafka written between December 1916 and January 1917. It is one of Kafka's most realistically descriptive and graphically violent stories, and tells the story of a murderer, Schmar, and his victim, Wese. Although no clear motive for the murder is given anywhere in the story, it can be ascertained that the crime is a matter of jealous passion. Apart from the title, there is no obvious indication that the two characters are brothers, and the title may be an allusion to the biblical story of Cain and
Fratricide Punished Similarities and differences between "Fratricide Punished", Q1 "Hamlet", and the second quarto and folio editions of "Hamlet" are a powerful point of discussion in academic discussions. Surprisingly little is known about the history of "Fratricide Punished" prior to its publication, and there is little academic consensus about its early origins. The German editor H.A.O. Reichard, who first published excerpts from the manuscript in his "Theater-Kalender auf das Jahr 1779" and went on to publish the work in its entirety in 1781 in his journal "Olla Potrida," confirms only that the original bore the text "Pretz, den 27. Oktober 1710" (Pretz,