Reflection Of Dracula

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Dracula by Bram Stoker is the original vampire book, the one that started it all. From it derived the now so beloved and famous teen-romance vampire genre, with novels like Twilight. However, Dracula is not remotely like the sparkle-in-the-sunlight, falling-in-love-with-mortals vampire any more than Harry Potter is like the Wicked Witch of the West. Dracula is a gothic horror novel set in Transylvania and England during the Victorian Era. Letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings from the viewpoint of several characters tell the story, allowing for a wide variety of viewpoints that highlight happenings in Dracula as well as present the social issues pertained within. While it contains action, suspense, horror, and romance, it also displays the corruption within the everyday society. The way the women are presented, interacted with, and how Count Dracula affects them brings forth the issues within the Victorian society, especially the men’s treatment of women and the different social and gender roles, which Stoker uses to highlight the situational irony found within the novel.

This passage characterizes Mina’s obedience to her spouse Johnathan, and introduces her as the modest woman. Lucy Westenra represents the sexual woman. In her second letter to Mina, she tells of the three marriage proposals that have come to her in one day, and the results of each. She has turned down two men, and accepted the last, but feels badly about having to turn down two of her suitors. She proclaims, “Why can’t they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble?” (61). From this passage, it can be assumed that Lucy desires sexual relationship with all three men, as that is the result of marriage. Here lies the main difference between the two women. In the end Mina benefits from her domesticity and life of service to men. Lucy, on the other hand, is deviate from social norms, and in turn suffers the consequences for her own sexual aptitude. Dracula’s deadly bite does not harm Mina due to her morals dictating that she continues to live as a human. Dracula soon disappears from the scene, and Mina enjoys her marriage and bears a child. However, Lucy is not as lucky. She is described as a sexual monster after her death. It is believed her sexuality that sealed her fate. It is clear that this is a statement about not only the roles of women in society, but also about the fears of society. The good Victorian woman, represses her sexual desires and will lead a respectable life.

Dracula by Bram Stoker which is written in the style of journal entries, newspaper clippings, and other forms of personal narratives from various characters, and their viewpoints of the peculiar events surrounding them. There are many interpretations of this novel, many different viewpoints on the themes of the novel. Carol Senf, wrote an essay called Dracula: The Unseen Face in the Mirror. In this interpretation, there are many different viewpoints and ideas about Dracula. There are many ways to interpret and argue the validity of an argument, in Dracula: The Unseen Face in the Mirror, I agree with Senf’s argument. It is valid and makes a point, one never sees the viewpoint of Dracula, but of the other characters who have a bias to destroy Dracula.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a story of horror, suspense, and repulsion. The main antagonist, Count Dracula, is depicted as an evil, repulsive creature that ends and perverts life to keep himself alive and youthful. To most onlookers that may be the case, but most people fail to see one crucial element to this character. Dracula is a character that, though it may be long gone, was once human, and thus has many human emotions and motives still within him. Let us delve into these emotions of a historically based monster.

Dracula is a novel composed of letters, diary entries, and journal entries. There are also occasionally newspaper clippings in this novel as well. The novel reads as a vampire story in Transylvania. Though Dracula can be read that way, the novel has a “strong religious thrust of this novel has correspondingly been ignored, not to say suppressed…” (Herbert 100). While Dracula often reads as a horror novel and has been interpreted by some readers as anti-religious, it nevertheless contains religious symbols, and Christian themes. This paper argues that Dracula can be read as a salvation narrative.

The story begins as Jonathan Harker arrives at Dracula’s castle in Transylvania to figure out a business deal regarding the Carfax estate in London. During his stay, Harker cuts himself while shaving and Dracula dives for his blood. This is when a beautiful woman appears and confirms Harker's suspicion that Dracula is a vampire. Meanwhile, back in England, a mysterious ship runs aground, however, all the ship carries is dirt. People also spot a small dog running from the ship only to disappear into the woods. Soon after the ship's appearance, Harker’s fiancee, Mina falls ill. Mina is taken to doctor Van Helsing but he is unable to figure out the cause, the only thing he sees are two small marks on her neck. As the doctors talk, mental patient Renfield enters the room. However, he only eats the bugs on the windowsill. As Mina’s condition worsens, Van Helsing calls in Seward, another doctor. After some observation, Seward comes to the conclusion that Mina’s condition has been caused by a vampire. In an effort to keep Mina safe they hang garlic in the windows at night and put a crucifix around her neck. That night the doctors come by to check on Mina, but they soon realize that a maid has removed the garlic from the window and Dracula is sucking Mina’s blood.

In the 19th century Bram Stoker wrote the infamous novel, Dracula. This novel was composed in the style of letters, journal entries, newspaper articles and telegrams in order to convey to the reader a realistic story. The story of Dracula is about an ancient vampire who moves to London from his native country of Transylvania. In London, Dracula seduces and bites a young woman by the name of Lucy Westenra. When Lucy falls sick, no one knows how to help her because while Dracula has bitten her many times she has always been in a trance. Lucy?s friends decide to join together to combat what ever is ailing Lucy. In hopes of some help, Lucy?s friend Dr. Seward asks an old mentor of his by the name of Dr. Van Helsing to come to London

Shadow of the Vampire is a post-modern text which is a reconstruction of Dracula, a novel by Bram Stoker, and Nosferatu a film directed by F.W. Murnau. The use of intertexuality in Shadow of the Vampire is a key aspect which allows it to echo; themes, the gothic mode and issues that are present in the other two texts. Through a clear pastiche, Merhige produces a new text from the old.

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

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.

One of the concerns about the script is the structure, including the goal, the pace, and the tension. The overall plot doesn’t feel goal focused. First, the opening and the first act set up the ordinary world of Dracula and his friends.

During the 19th century, legends and stories of vampires swept over Europe. It was near the end of this century that Bram Stoker wrote his famous novel Dracula. His novel became so famous that it is near impossible to not know the name Dracula. Although Mr. Stoker’s novel is very well known, many wonder where his inspiration for Count Dracula came from. There are many different theories ranging from historical figures to legends and even illnesses.

On October 18, I attended the COS Theatre production of Dracula. This melodrama, adapted by Chris Mangels is set in the District of London, England, and across the continent to the wilderness of Transylvania 1897. The storyline follows two passionate young lovers (Jonathan Harker, and Mina Murray) that find themselves in a very complicated situation due to Jonathan’s departure for his job. It also follows the suitors, three young friends (Dr. Jack Seward, Quincey Morris, and Lord Arthur Holmwood) who pursuit the same young but frivolous young lady (Lucy Westenra). Before Jonathan left aboard, for his job, he and Mina became engaged to be married at his return. Mina lived with her best friend Lucy, she is a middle-class working teacher and Lucy is a wealthy independent young woman that is very flirtatious. The lives of all these people changes when Jonathan arrives at Count Dracula’s castle, Dracula discovers Mina’s photograph in Jonathan’s wallet and seeks to make her one more of his brides. Jonathan becomes stranded in the castle while Dracula takes on a journey to find the young and beautiful Mina. Back at home Lucy has made her bi in his search he

Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to help Count Dracula buy an estate in England. While he is at the castle a lot of strange things happen.