Der Gevatter Tod, Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales -- Grimms' Fairy Tales), 7th ed. (Berlin, 1857), no. 44

Exposition

The initial situation

The interdiction

The trickery

The complicity

Violation

The wedding

Final punishment

CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATIONThe poor man: hopeless.

Doctor: selfish, greedy, and rebellious.

Death: firm and consistent.