Round 2: Tossup 6

This character laments the “hell” of his “inner being” and notes how all the pieces of “life’s game” were in his pocket before resolving to “learn how to laugh.” After reliving his relationship with Rosa (-5[1])Kreisler, (15[1])this character sees the inscription “HOW ONE KILLS FOR LOVE” on a door. (15[1])Despite receiving a “treatise” detailing his potential suicide, (15[1])this character is taught how to dance the (*) foxtrot on his fiftieth (10[1])birthday. (10[1]-5[1])During a ball, this character fulfills a prophecy as he stabs Hermine to death in saxophonist Pablo’s (10[1])Magic Theatre. For 10 points, name this character, whose resemblance to a canine titles a Herman Hesse novel. ■END■ (10[2])

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