Alwa, a semi-autobiographical role in Lulu, is defined above all by his infatuated idealization of Lulu, just as the Lyric Suite is defined by Berg's infatuation with the idea of Hanna Fuchs-Robettin; but unlike Berg, who did not consummate his affair with Hanna, Alwa "is unable to sublimate his sinful passion"[9] for his muse. On at least one occasion (likely spring 1907), echoing a passage from Frank Wedekind's Erdgeist, which he had seen in Vienna, Berg wrote to his wife Helene [de]: "Again and again I kiss that hand of yours, my most glorious Symphony in D minor";[10] likewise Alwa sings, in a prominent episode full of kisses, a fanatical hymn comparing Lulu's features to music, with Wedekind's text modified to correspond roughly to music from the Lyric Suite (e.g., "these knees: a misterioso").[11]