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In the Third Act, his mother is demanding that Johannes terminate his friendship with Anna by asking her to leave his house. The misjudgment of his behavior with Anna by his mother and Braun prompts Johannes to go his own way regardless of their opposition:

In the Fourth Act, the alliance between Johannes and Anna develops into a nobler state of fellowship: