Count Dracula

bent on crippling the very existence of man? Or is it a hero/heroine that risks everything to save humanity? How about a lustful, sexy vampire that only has a craving for love? This simple question has had many interpretations since Bram Stoker’s, Dracula in 1897. At that time vampires were the image of evil and craved nothing but to fill their appetite of blood. In the Victorian Era, vampires were unclean and hated by all in the Victorian Era. Likewise, vampires are known as the devil and are the

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. Many believe that Stoker based his character Dracula off of a prince of Wallachia by the name of Vlad Tepes. He joined the Order

relevant question within the argument: Is the act of vampirism one of sensual nature or one of animalistic hunger? Two unique presentations explore the topic fully: Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 rendition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Matt Reeves’ Let Me In. Specifically, the clip from Dracula entitled “Coppola Bat” and the Let Me In clip titled “Let Me In Bite” showcase essentially opposite perspectives on the act of vampirization. The beast-like nature, fear-invoking actions, and ruthless hunger

Stoker incorporates different allusions to various parts of the religious supernatural throughout Dracula to continue his propagation of the Christian faith. During Mina's retelling of her encounter with Dracula she pleads, "Look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril; and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear!"(252). The word "mercy" in his dialog draws attention to the fact that Mina fears she may be coming to a bitter end. Mina turns away from logical thought and prays helplessly to

wakes up in his own bed, and hears a work party underneath his window. He passes them a letter meant to go to Mina, but the Count finds out and burns the letter. About two weeks later, Jonathan witnesses the workers moving boxes. Later that week, a member of the work party comes to the gate of the castle wailing for her son, who was consumed by the three female vampires. The count calls out his wolves, who kill the woman. Jonathan notices a small ledge on the outside leading from his room to the Count's

A Bloody Review of Dracula been taken away and the new richness is not yet ours. “The dark night of the soul is when you have lost the flavor of life but have not yet gained the fullness of divinity. So it is that we must weather that dark time, the period of transformation when what is familiar has been taken away and the new richness is not yet ours.” (Loss of Meaning). This quote by Ram Dass may be used to describe Dracula and its suspenseful, powerful, and blood-sucking components but can also

in Dracula, written by Anne McWhir, a Professor Emerita at the University of Calgary, analyzes the complex relationships between characters of Bram Stoker’s, Dracula. McWhir acknowledges seemingly opposing themes within Dracula, “Dracula is remarkable for its blurring and confusion of categories. Modem and primitive, civilized and savage, science and myth are confused; so too are other categories-good and evil, clean and unclean, life and death” (31). She explains the purpose of hunting Count Dracula

The Professor Van Helsing has helped John Seward throughout the story. He was a loyal friend and also the light to Draculas darkness Van Helsing is an old professor “…one of the most advanced scientists of his day,” a philosopher and a very good person. He's a man of medium weight, strongly built has a noble head with red hair and big blue eyes. He's smarter then the average Victorian age person. He knew what was wrong with Lucy he figured out before anyone that she was the one to bite the

"Both Mary Shelley's ‘Frankenstein' and Bram Stoker's ‘Dracula' are concerned with representations of "evil"". Which creation/character do you find most frightening and why? Evil features in both ‘Dracula' and ‘Frankenstein' but the personification of this evil is different in both novels. A feeling of menace and doom pervades ‘Dracula' because of his supernatural powers. One feels that he has control of the evil and he has the power to manipulate the environment and people for his own ends. ‘Frankenstein'

Literature begins to hold more relevance in the early 17th century and this trend continues into contemporary writings. When analyzing the significance of houses in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by W. B. Yeats, and Dracula by Bram Stoker, it confirms that houses have reached beyond their functional roles, and have developed characters such as, history, ideology, and mystery, which can foreshadow future occurances by illustrating the motivation and drive of the owner