Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, he was sick and bedridden for most of his childhood. During that time, his mother would read him stories and legends from Sligo, which included supernatural tales and accounts of death and disease. When he was older he was an occasional freelance contributor to The Daily Telegraph, and began working regularly for the paper as part of literary staff. He grew to write 12 novels, including Dracula and The Jewel of Seven Stars, and publish collections of short stories. Bram Stoker used many elements of mood in “The Judge’s House”. The first abnormal mood of the story was the feeling of strangeness, “Up and down the old wainscot, over the ceiling and under the floor they raced, and gnawed, and scratched!” (Stoker 3). There were so many rats that they were everywhere in the walls, making noise, and being disruptive. The story then got more creepy when the rats would stop making noises completely, “There was not the faintest sound of gnaw, or scratch, or squeak. The silence was of the grave.” (Stoker 5). “The Judges House” then got scary …show more content…
At the beginning he was not scared of the house at all, even though Mrs. Witham and Mrs. Dempster were telling him that it was not a good idea. “...too much to think of to be disturbed by any of these mysterious ‘somethings’...” (Stoker 2). But after staying in the house for a few nights, he became aware of what Mrs. Witham and Dempster were telling him. Every night when he would read his books and drink some tea while trying to ignore the rats’ boisterous squeaking and scratching. All of a sudden the noise would stop and the big rat would appear on top of the chair, and stare at Malcolm with its baleful eyes. When he eventually saw the ghost of the judge and was scared when the judge took the rope and made it into a noose. The judge was also chasing him around the house trying to hang him. “...a great fear began to come upon him.” (Stoker
Dracula reflects both Bram Stoker’s context and his interest in controversial ideas. Use ‘Dracula’ and ‘Van Helsing’ to demonstrate what concepts and concerns have endured and how they have been represented in both texts.
One might say that the story is designed with Tone in mind. In every paragraph is a whiff of something wrong. The eerily familiar screams coming from the nursery and the talk of death and the children's obsession with it gives hints to the plot, and creates a spooky mysterious atmosphere. Bits and
It is significant to note how certain words like “melancholy,” “dreary,” “oppressively,” and “dull, dark, and soundless” abet the fortification of this tenebrous environment that evokes such terror within the narrator. Likewise, the imagery present in the narrator’s description of “the atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven, but which had reeked up from the decayed trees, and the gray wall, and the silent tarn, a pestilent and mystic vapor, dull, sluggish, faintly discernible, and leaded-hued,” contributes to the ominous mood generated by these systematically chosen words (92). This mood remains throughout the story and offers a throbbing sense of anticipation and lingering fear. Another example of how Poe’s imagery achieves this effect occurs when the narrator briefly spies Madeline in the beginning of the story: “The lady Madeline passed slowly through the remote portion of the apartment and, without having noticed my presence, disappeared. A sensation of stupor oppressed me, and my eyes followed her retreating steps” (96). Images like these contribute to the perception
Bram Stoker`s “Dracula” is one of his most prominent work, originally published in 1897. Forming part of the gothic literature; the novel focuses, through the character of Dracula, on the theme of Supernatural and Religion in an era largely dominated by Science and Rationality. This critical essay, will therefore demonstrate how Dracula, portrayed as the “other,” is essentially different from the rest and, how he subtly manage to incite people and challenge values and ideals of the British Society.
Edgar Allan Poe who wrote The Black Cat along with a bunch of other literary works is naturally a master at creating imagery as well as a certain mood that he wants his readers to get into their minds. The mood of this story would definitely be fright and uneasiness, Poe develops this mood by adding certain characters, events, places, and describing words to the story. Examples of these would be the black cat, murders, the cellar in the old building, and words such as swooning to bring certain effects into the scenes. “I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of it’s eyes from the socket.” (7) This scene really gives us a vivid description of what goes on at this time.
Bram Stoker, our author, was born in Clontarf (an area near Dublin), Ireland in early November of 1847. He was accomplished in many fields, including athletics, but he was, and probably still is, seen as the most
Before the Narrator enters Roderick’s room, he walks through the house and describes it. The Narrator sees the darkness in the house when he notices, “ the ebon blackness of the floors” (Poe 297). He describes a gloomy black floor to give a description of uneasiness and terror for the reader to attribute to the whole house. The Narrator also describes a feeling of a ghost in the house among trophies that are moving, “trophies which rattled as I strode” (Poe 297). This feeling of terror is created for the reader to imagine when he or she felt objects moving, scaring him or her. The rattling that the Narrator notices is something that the reader relates to feeling further creating a single effect for the
In modern society, people tend to enjoy terrifying and horrific films and novels because of the anticipation and thrill of the character’s fear, in which they are not aware of. One of these common and popular genres is known as Gothic Horror. Although this entertainment is common in our society today, in past time periods, it was written during a mass transition. The age’s in which there are religious, cultural, and technological advances and changes, is a particular time when novels in this genre come to light. People are typically not comfortable with change, which is why these transitional times can cause anxiety, in which causes novels in this genre to be written. The short story, The Judges House, written by Bram Stoker is properly categorized
Bram Stoker’s Dracula does not follow the norm of the nineteenth century novels, that is, it is not written in a straightforward narrative but instead comprises of a collection of letters, journal entries and diary scrawls. Apart from that, it also includes a ship's log, numberless clippings from newspaper and also, a "phonograph diary.” This form of writing invariably helps in developing the “mystery” aspect of this horror novel since it either gives us no information about a particular thing or gives us information from various points of view so that it is impossible for the readers to come to one conclusion and they keep playing with different possibilities in their minds.
Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, was born on November 8, 1847 in Dublin, Ireland as Abraham Stoker. His father was Abraham Stoker and his mother was Charlotte Matilda Blake Thornley Stoker. Stoker was one of seven children, being the third son. He enrolled at the University of Dublin in 1864 where he attended Trinity College. In 1870, Bram Stoker graduated with honors, earning a mathematics degree. Not long after, he was hired as a civil servant at Dublin Castle just like his father had done. While working there he began writing for the Dublin Evening Mail, doing reviews of theatre productions going on in the city. Ten years later,
After evaluating the work of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, he utilizes with imagery to build up the feeling of terror. First of all, the passage is about an ill man, Roderick Usher, who invites his old friend of his to come meet him. In this passage both him and his sister, Madeline Usher, are the last remaining of the Usher race and is diagnosed with an unnatural illness. The narrator begins to feel terror with the supernatural things going on in the house of Usher and the illness of the Ushers. Although the narrator feels the sense of terror from the moment he entered the house, through the use of imagery, Poe is able to bring emotion to the reader. Throughout the passage, the author continues to build up the sense of terror by asserting the image and setting of both the passage and the atmosphere. For instance, he starts the passage by stating “a dull, dark, and a soundless day...clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens” (Poe 194). In relation to the previous quote, the quote illustrates the image of the atmosphere and the setting of the story. In particular, because Poe expresses the sense of terror by describing the atmosphere as dark, quiet, and gloomy, the reader can get an image of the surroundings and get the feeling of the darkness and horror. In addition, according to Poe, during the first glimpse of the house of Usher, the narrator describes it as gloomy and unpleasant. In particular, Poe states “the shades of the evening drew on… a sense of insufferable gloom” (Poe 194). Additionally, the description of the house adds on to the sense of terror that Poe established in the beginning of the story. Based on the past two quotes stated by the author, the reader can begin to picture a dark and dull day with a gloomy house adding on to the darkness. Lastly, in regards to Edgar Allan Poe, the house of Usher is
The three elements of horror, I Would use if I were to be the director of the “ The Judges House” would be the setting, mood, and characters.
The late nineteenth century Irish novelist, Bram Stoker is most famous for creating Dracula, one of the most popular and well-known vampire stories ever written. Dracula is a gothic, “horror novel about a vampire named Count Dracula who is looking to move from his native country of Transylvania to England” (Shmoop Editorial Team). Unbeknownst of Dracula’s plans, Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, traveled to Castle Dracula to help the count with his plans and talk to him about all his options. At first Jonathan was surprised by the Count’s knowledge, politeness, and overall hospitality. However, the longer Jonathan remained in the castle the more uneasy and suspicious he became as he began to realize just how strange and different
Edgar Allan Poe became an author that has grasped the importance of language in his short stories to form the perfect mood and the ability to affect his readers emotionally. In the short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, a man decides to go on a trip to reunite with a friend from his childhood, who suffers from an unknown illness. During the visit, bizarre events occur while staying in his friend’s home. This short story allows Poe to use hints of horror and gothic prose to drive the protagonists into constant mental distress and eventually driving them to madness. Poe incorporates horror and gothic prose such as the unsettling description of the setting, demise, and the fear of paranormal slowly will creep fear upon his characters
Bram Stoker’s ingenious piece of work on writing Dracula has set the expectation for gothic novels all over the world and time to come. The mindset of writing Dracula through the Victorian Era really sets the tone for the reader by creating a spine-tingling sensation right through the novel. With this in mind, Stoker wouldn’t have been able to succeed his masterpiece without the effective uses of symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, and its overall theme.