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such as Twilight and Vampire Diaries have watered down the in-human vampire and made it to be the most human-like monster of them all. The vampires have human qualities that almost make them seem more like the tragic hero than a true detached monster. Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the classic vampire novel,

‘Dracula’ is a play-script book which is written by Bram Stoker, but is adapted by David Calcutt and is based on the horror novel of the same name. This play revolves around the fictional creature of Dracula and the events that took place in his search for a companion, whom he could roam the Earth with. There are many messages present throughout the play, which are conveyed to the audience through the use of narrative conventions. Some messages present in the play are ‘evil is an infection’, ‘people

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. All throughout the novel, the mentioning of

Let’s rewind to 1897, Dracula, novel by Bram Stoker aroused interest in the subject…fear mostly; still, it had a huge impact. The gothic horror novel describes Dracula’s life as he sets off to find new blood and spread the “undead curse”. Half a century later Anne Rice strikes with The Vampires

The definition of death is: the end of the life of a person. However, what if a character's death in literature or movies has a significant meaning. Thus, the death of a character is not truly the end of the person's life, but rather the reformation of wrongful acts. The story, Dracula, takes place during the Victorian era, where they believe that women have to be modest. Furthermore, the Victorians believe that they were progressing morally, intellectually, and materially through social and political

“a corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth.” Vampires were seen as a villain, evil, or even a monster. This type of vampire can be seen in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. However, the newer vampires “drink blood to survive and maintain their powers” (Truebloodwiki). This description of vampires is similar to the Oxford definition. However, in this description, there are no mentions about leaving its grave at

Many people are familiar with the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker. It is typically referred to as a horror story sure to give a good scare. However, Bram Stoker was not merely out to give his Victorian audience a thrill ride. Many symbols and themes, particularly those of the main antagonist Dracula, were brought into the novel to teach a lesson. Oddly enough, Dracula resembles other forces of evil in other religions as well. A strong comparison exists between Dracula, Satan, and Hindu demons. Of course

The two Gothic works, Christina Rossetti’s “The Goblin Market” and Bram Stoker’s Dracula paint a vivid depiction of Victorian gender norms, exemplifying the prevalent idea of fallen women through their female outcasts: Laura and Lucy Westenra. Fallen women was a term used in the 19th century Britain to describe women who have lost her innocence and chastity, or those who seek independence from male-dominance. The male-centred Victorian society regarded these unconventional women as suspects of the

Female Characters in Bram Stoker's Dracula Having studied Bram Stoker's Dracula as part of my GCSE English Course, I am going to consider the representation of women in the novel. The three main characters I will study are Mina, Lucy, and the three female vampires (belonging to Dracula). I am going to consider the similarities and differences of each character, and how well they compare to traditional Victorian women. I will support my answers with quotes and evidence. During the early

The relationship that exists between gender, sexuality and sexual practice is one that is not static, but is ever changing and shifting dependent upon the society in which it exists (Brickell, 2007). This essay aims to describe how Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Dracula, presents a “characteristic, if hyperbolic, instance of Victorian anxiety over the potential fluidity of gender roles” (Craft, 111-112), whilst also inverting and subverting conventional Victorian gender patterns through the characterisation