Rupert Giles

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mentors feature prominently in the Gothic genre. From Dr Van Helsing in Bram Stoker's Dracula, who leads the young heroes into their quest to annihilate the Count, to Rupert Giles, the Watcher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, older and more experienced adults have provided essential guidance for the younger protagonists of the genre. The differences in media of expression and the subsequent adaptations from novel to television series has not affected the presence of this

Willow Rosenberg is a character from the incredibly successful American TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” created by Joss Whedon. Buffy The Vampire Slayer ran for 7 Seasons and was centered around Buffy, who at the age of 15 arrives in Sunnydale with her mother following an incident involving a gang of vampires at her old high school in Los Angeles. She is the latest in a long line of women who are destined to be “Slayers” and defend the world from Vampires and various other evil forces. Around

In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. Being the Slayer has multiple helpful powers especially someone in this field of work. A Slayer would also be able to solve some of America's problems through the generations. The Slayer would also be a hero to many people. The Slayer has many superpowers to protect people from the forces of darkness. She gains many superhuman abilities. To start she gets

Willow made their way down the steps, Tara gripping onto her long sleeves and pulling them down to half cover her hands. Covering up was like a security blanket; it made her feel less exposed and calmed her down. “Please don’t hesitate to call me.” Giles called out from the door, a grim smile marking his face. Tara watched the light breeze move a tree’s leaves as she and Willow walked on the sidewalk, closer to the school now. The energy Willow was giving off seemed impatient and troubled. It wasn’t

The cemetery had been well, dead all night and Buffy and Spike had been patrolling for a couple hours. It wasn't early enough to turn in but if Buffy was honest she was a little tired. Her hand lingered near his, before their fingers tangled, and she planted herself down on a gravestone. "So... you're a vampire...made of all pointy teeth and muscle... There's only one girl in the world that can stop your vampirishness and kill you, and you, Mr. William The Bloody... seek her out?" It was

In “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” Buffy is a attractive teenage female at Sunny Dale High School. A secret hero known to slay vampires and demons. Buffy is the main character in the show. Buffy excels in her agility to fight with strength, leadership, psychic abilities, super strength, danger senses and great super speed in order to fight the villains in town. This is a life about a teenage student who is characterized to play two roles but is stuck between trying to save people from vampires and trying

Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Horror Genre The horror genre has very set conventions and rules and horror films have stuck to these but in Buffy the vampire slayer a new set of rules are written. Joss Whedon has given the audience another dimension to horror by subverting the genre, in doing this the effectiveness of the program is increased. In the first episode Buffy

Buffy Vs. Dracula BUFFY Buffy the Vampire slayer, started of as a film broadcasted in 1992, and was later developed into a television series (CITE). The television series was a supernatural drama that was created by Joss Whedon, who was also the original creator of the film (CITE). Whedon wanted to take a unique approach of the gothic, horror genre. As he stated “I’ve always been a huge fan of horror movies and I saw so many horror movies where there was that blonde girl who would always get herself

Buffy is a woman known for being strong, smart, and independent. The show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, teaches a multitude of life lessons, not to judge a book by its cover and that actions speak louder than words. Even though Buffy has incredible strength and is seen as an independent woman, she is still a teenager, within the episode “Hush,” she symbolizes typical teenage struggles. Near the beginning of the episode, Buffy is unable to focus during class instead she continuously daydreams. Buffy

The act of speaking and communicating are two very distinct actions. It is a common misconception that the only way to communicate with someone is by verbally speaking to them; but how would people communicate if one lost the ability to speak? The episode “Hush” in Buffy the Vampire Slayer-- an Emmy nominated series-- displays the relationship between talking and communicating, when evil creatures called The Gentlemen steal the voices of the citizens of Sunnydale. Buffy and her friends finds ways